We had the meeting about hymns for the next few months last night, and it was actually very cordial. There were eight of us there, and the traditionalists were outnumbered 5:3, but most of the suggestions were fairly sensible, and Rev'd Rosie even asked me to email her what I thought would be suitable fare for Advent!*
Sadly, the hymnbook (Complete Anglican Hymns Old & New, unfortunately) I ordered from the RSCM still hasn't arrived; I had an email from them today saying there would be a further delay, and as the office (where I'd asked them to deliver it) is closed on Monday, I asked them for a different date. I clicked on "27th August", but for reasons best known to themselves, they've told me it'll now be delivered on 2nd September.
I've been ordering stuff from them ever since I joined Scottish Voices, and they're usually mind-bogglingly quick in their delivery - like next day or the day after.
* How I wish we had a choir that could sing This is the record of John, or even the descants to O come, O come, Emmanuel or Lo, he comes with clouds descending!
Comments
Choir
My most belov’d a vineyard owns, / Trad. Irish melody
Spirit of the Lord come down, / Stanbrook Abbey, John Harper
Hymns
Let all creation dance, / Darwall
How firm a foundation, / Foundation
Tell out my soul, / Woodlands
All my hope on God is founded, / Michael
An expression of appreciation, with somewhat tongue-in-cheek sexual connotations, for something (or, traditionally, someone) aesthetically pleasing.
Is it pronounced like roar, but with fw at the start instead of r?
Pretty much, yes, but the final 'r' is, in my experience, non-rhotic.
sort of equivalent, AIUI, to an incredulous "whoo-whee" from you or I.
Sadly, the hymnbook (Complete Anglican Hymns Old & New, unfortunately) I ordered from the RSCM still hasn't arrived; I had an email from them today saying there would be a further delay, and as the office (where I'd asked them to deliver it) is closed on Monday, I asked them for a different date. I clicked on "27th August", but for reasons best known to themselves, they've told me it'll now be delivered on 2nd September.
I've been ordering stuff from them ever since I joined Scottish Voices, and they're usually mind-bogglingly quick in their delivery - like next day or the day after.
* How I wish we had a choir that could sing This is the record of John, or even the descants to O come, O come, Emmanuel or Lo, he comes with clouds descending!