OK, so inspired by comments by Jim and Andy on a recent post, and with apologies to Robin Mark, here is the revised, non-standard version of my unfavourite song of the moment, designed to be used (or not) at a forthcoming event marking my ejection/exduction/chucking out from/leaving of Dibley...
If anyone has any more verses they wish to add, feel free via the comments section. And if it looks a bit odd in Explorer (some with imported text seem to) ... well do as I did and shift to Firefox or some other more whizzy browser.
These aren’t the days of Elijah,
His chariot long since has flown:
And these aren’t the days of Your servant Moses,
No manna has been seen for years.
For these are days of departure,
When Dibley’s minister goes north,
And, we are a voice in the school hall singing
‘We think its the will of the Lord.’
Behold she goes, riding on a plane,
Or driving in a car, fallowing the call;
Lift your voice, it’s the day she goes away,
Abducted, expelled or what’s it called?.
These aren’t the days of Ezekiel,
No weird wheeled creatures we see;
And these aren’t the days of Your servant David,
- whose conduct simply won’t become
One in the pastoral office,
Whose life must be whiter than white!
For they must obey BUS and BUGB
To keep their names on the roll...
Comments
Somebody explain to me why "these are the days of your servant DAVID rebuilding the temple of the Lord" - when SOLOMON built the temple according to 1 kings 6?
being an an obstinate little woman, I always sing 'Solomon' even if the rest of the congregation is singing 'David'
These are the days of the Woefully Poor Bible Knowledge Among The Congregations - so I do not think we shoudl encourage that with incorrect words to songs!!
Indeed, one of the reasons I'm not keen on this song in its original form!
These are the days for disciples
to deny themselves like their Lord
And these are the days for your humble servants
to seek no fame or reward
These are the days for the powerless
to give care to those who are weak
And these are the days of your gentle Spirit
who blesses the poor and the meek
Behold he comes...
This may not capture the whole essence of the gospel, but if we could get half way to living in such days, the kingdom of heaven might draw a little closer.