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Thread #32564   Message #432350
Posted By: kytrad (Jean Ritchie)
03-Apr-01 - 03:54 PM
Thread Name: Origins: The World is Old (Laurence Housman)
Subject: RE: The World is Old- request info
Yes, Charlie, I know Mr Rodeheaver's work very well- being around Southern Baptists all my life, but you must admit that, "The World is Old..." is not quite his style nor sound! Never pay rent for our mansions- that line came into my head when a stranger asked me, via phone, if I knew any songs about how poor people (or mountain people?) felt about the Hereafter- did they think of it in material terms, etc. And I remembered we used to sing, while our missionary lady played the pump-organ, "There's No Disappointment in Heaven.," and the phoning person, who was writing an article or something, got very excited, loved the song. So, Charlie, YOU must be that person- or know who he/she is? Come on, confess.