The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #25139   Message #292429
Posted By: Stewart
06-Sep-00 - 06:33 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Wine into Water (T. Graham Brown)
Subject: RE: Change the wine back to water
Story -- Many years ago Lloyd Pfautch, who directed the Dallas Civic Chorus (also on music faculty at SMU) told of a meeting to revise Methodist Hymnal. A bishop wanted to insert a footnote into wedding service that wine should not be associated with it. He then told of his shock at being offered wine at a wedding. Someone else spoke up.. "well bishop, why didn't you just change it back into water!"