Sunday, 1 July 2018

Singing Hymns to Unusual Tune Choices

There are a number of hymns which fit to tunes other than their own traditional one. So here are some that were quoted on the blog Close Encounters. You can sing:

'There is a green hill far away' to the tune of 'The House of the Rising Sun.'

'While shepherd's watched their flocks by night' goes to 'On Ilkley Moor baht 'at'. (Apparently you can also sing ‘On Ilkley Moor’ to the tune of 'O for a thousand tongues').

'Immortal, invisible God only wise' can be sung to The Wombles theme tune.

'Love divine all love's excelling' can be sung to three other tunes: 'O my darling Clementine' and 'Now the carnival is over', and 'All the nice girls love a sailor' as well.

'O Jesus I have promised' goes to The Muppets theme tune.
'We plough the fields and scatter' fits The Archers theme tune, provided you sing the word 'plough' on the first 'TUM' ('we PLOUGH the FIELDS and SCA-a-tter the GOOD seed O-on the LAND!')
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