pay the tithe!

Posted by mountainmelody On 7/24/2007 09:58:00 PM
You probably know I've been reading lots of old magazines lately for my dissertation research. I thought I'd share some of the more interesting things I've found here.

So here's the first installment--catchy songs to help you remember your spiritual duty:

There’s a call comes ringing through your heart and mine,
Pay the tithe! Pay the tithe!
Tis a call of duty from a voice divine,
Pay the tithe! Pay the tithe!

Pay the tithe, the blessed Gospel tithe,
It will shine on every shore,
Pay the tithe, the blessed Gospel tithe,
It will bless you ever more. (etc)



What a wonderful change in the world will be wrought,
When Baptists all learn how to tithe,
We will then reach a goal for which long we have sought,
When Baptists all learn how to tithe.

When Baptists all learn how to tithe,
When Baptists all learn how to tithe,
Oh, the dollars will roll, bringing joy to each soul,
When Baptists all learn how to tithe.

Not a soul will be left to its darkness and woe
When Baptists all learn how to tithe,
But of God and His love every creature shall know,
When Baptists all learn how to tithe. (etc)
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5 Responses to 'pay the tithe!'

  1. Anonymous said...
    http://mountainmelody.blogspot.com/2007/07/pay-tithe.html?showComment=1185332580000#c2175058890049351604'> 10:03 PM

    I think my song parodies were more fun... and much less guilt-inducing. ;)

     

  2. Rurality said...
    http://mountainmelody.blogspot.com/2007/07/pay-tithe.html?showComment=1185475380000#c2046654925943993603'> 1:43 PM

    OK, Miss facts-and-figures, what percent of churchgoers actually tithe? (Perspiring minds want to know...:)

     

  3. mountainmelody said...
    http://mountainmelody.blogspot.com/2007/07/pay-tithe.html?showComment=1185495180000#c8826058098862017198'> 7:13 PM

    Barna says ~9% of evangelicals, 7% of Protestants (mainline and other), and 1% of Catholics. Wow--not a lot at all.

     

  4. jared said...
    http://mountainmelody.blogspot.com/2007/07/pay-tithe.html?showComment=1186684080000#c2052282446824443953'> 1:28 PM

    I never knew the word tithe was actually in those songs. i know i've song those songs at least a few times.

     

  5. mountainmelody said...
    http://mountainmelody.blogspot.com/2007/07/pay-tithe.html?showComment=1186696680000#c1658625479038504640'> 4:58 PM

    Well, these aren't the real words to the songs. Someone made them up to emphasize tithing. :)

     

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