Saturday, June 20, 2009

Church and Change Hymn






1. On some blasphemous art, stood a cross swizzle stick
The emblem of WELS Church and Change.
For it once was a cross, so we focused on Christ,
But now prospects just stir in their cream.

Refrain:
So they'll cherish their cross swizzle stick
Till their funding at last they lay down;
They will cherish the cool swizzle stick
But alas, they will not see a crown.



2. Schwaermers love sentiment, so they twisted the cross.
Relational, real, relevant.
But they love their old selves, and they never will change,
So they favor a pop rock event.

Refrain:
So they'll cherish their cross swizzle stick
Till their funding at last they lay down;
They will cherish the cool swizzle stick
But alas, they will not see a crown.



3. O the old Lutheran church, so despised by Reformed,
has a wondrous attraction for me;
for the clear Means of Grace give the Gospel to me
as Our Lord said it always would be.

Refrain:
But they'll cherish their cross swizzle stick
Till their funding at last they lay down;
They will cherish the cool swizzle stick
But alas, they will not see a crown.


8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Corruption in WELS started at the top and sent roots deep into member congregations.

Diet O. Worms said...

It has a slow beat, and it's kind of hard to dance to. I don't think the Praise Band will play it.

Anonymous said...

Some pastors hold better qualifications to run a coffee shop than to teach the Word of God. They are trying to exceed their level of competence.

rlschultz said...

Gracechurch (say it as one word), formerly Grace Ev. Lutheran Church when I was a member of it, has a coffee shop attached to it. Harvest Community Church, south of the airport in Milwaukee, has a sign which boasts about serving Altera coffee. I didn't see anything about preaching Christ crucified. If you want to get cheeks in the seats, you gotta have that coffee shop atmosphere, don't ya know.

Anonymous said...

Is it safe or correct to say don't drink from the dirty WELS at St. Andrew?

Anonymous said...

WELS churches used to be useful in comprehending the spiritual world. Today, awash in secularism, the usefulness gave way to practices that serve more to mislead and confuse.

Anonymous said...

Feeling demeaned by brewing coffee, pastors need female assistants to keep the coffee flowing.

Anonymous said...

I don't like or drink coffee. What else do you have?

Let me know when you expand your menu. I may visit again but don't count on it.