Kingdom Hall Songs

by sunshineToo 5 Replies latest social entertainment

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  sunshineToo

  Since we are on that subject....

  I've visited a church a few weeks ago, and I heard a song that had the exactly same melody as one of the Kingdom melodies!!!! I was always told that every song in the song book was composed by various jws. Has anyone noticed this??? I'm sure the jws are going to say that "the Christandom" *stole* their melody. Hmmm.....but I heard another melody from radio, that has the same beginning phrase and chord progression. That one was composed more than 100 years ago(before T. Russell).
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  Gopher

  I thought the 1984 version of the songbook ("Sing Praises to Jehovah") was supposed to eliminate all melodies that the JW's "borrowed" [rolls eyes] from outside sources including Christendom. (That's what Governing Body member Daniel Sydlik said on stage during the 1983 St. Paul, Minnesota District Convention). But maybe I was misinformed [rolls eyes again].

  Do you know which Kingdom song sounds like the one you heard in the church?

  Edited by - Gopher on 3 December 2002 16:5:23
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  NeonMadman

  I thought the 1984 version of the songbook ("Sing Praises to Jehovah") was supposed to eliminate all melodies that the JW's "borrowed" [rolls eyes] from outside sources including Christendom.

  It was, but they said the same thing when the previous songbook came out in 1966.
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  Quotes

  Since we are on the subject...

  Let's all sing along:

  http://www.terra.es/personal2/online/index.htm

  Warning: not for those with a weak stomach! This link contains WT Muzack! You have been warned!
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  Sangdigger

  Something smells aweful funny. My wife just swore to me last Sunday the song we sang in church was the same melody as a JW song. But i cant remember wich one it was.
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  sunshineToo

  Have you ever heard "Great is thy faithfulness" by William M. Runyan?

  Check this out: http://www.cyberhymnal.org/htm/g/i/gisthyf.htm