Thursday, April 10, 2014

Rest Hymns

We call them rest hymns, but really their purpose is exactly the opposite of that. Clearly we need a better name for those songs we sing two-thirds the way through Sacrament Meeting as we steel ourselves for the High Council talk yet to come. Any suggestions?

5 comments:

  1. Gird Hymns?

    As in Girding your loins

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  2. I've always called them Intermediate Hymns... You could also call them Stretch Hymns, if you stand to sing them...

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  3. Like Samuel says, they are called Intermediate Hymns in the UK too. Always seem to trigger a few trips out to the washrooms (particularly among the younger members!).

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  4. We call it the Intermediate Hymn in my ward, and typically it's not even a restful hymn; we usually have a more energetic hymn at that time, like "High On the Mountaintop" or "Hark, All Ye Nations." So I find this gag rather comedic.

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