There are two thing you need for a jolly good hymn.The first is a set of words that expresses the mood or sentiment of the worshipper.The second-and perhaps even more important- is a good tune..with a simple popular melody.
I have a Vision of the Future, chum. The workers flats in fields of soya beans tower up like silver pencils, score on score. - John Betjeman
I have a Vision of the Future, chum. The workers flats in fields of soya beans tower up like silver pencils, score on score.
- John Betjeman
And now, dear Lord, I cannot wait Because I have a luncheon date. - John Betjeman
And now, dear Lord, I cannot wait Because I have a luncheon date.
Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold. - John Betjeman
Now if the harvest is over, And the world cold, Give me the bonus of laughter, As I lose hold.
On out deathbeds we're not going to regret all the work we didn't do. We're going to regret all the sex we didn't have! - John Betjeman
On out deathbeds we're not going to regret all the work we didn't do. We're going to regret all the sex we didn't have!
I don't think I am any good. If I thought I was any good, I wouldn't be. - John Betjeman
I don't think I am any good. If I thought I was any good, I wouldn't be.
It's strange that those we miss the most Are those we take for granted. - John Betjeman
It's strange that those we miss the most Are those we take for granted.
History must not be written with bias, and both sides must be given, even if there is only one side. - John Betjeman
History must not be written with bias, and both sides must be given, even if there is only one side.
People's backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors. - John Betjeman
People's backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors.
Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a necessity like petrol. But to me it's the oil of life. - John Betjeman
Too many people in the modern world view poetry as a luxury, not a necessity like petrol. But to me it's the oil of life.
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