"Gather Us In" parody

[JKirkLVNV]

Aurelia:

In the thread about the least liked hymn, “Gather Us In” seems to have won, hands down. OutinChgoburbs posted a clever parody of it. The melody got stuck in my head like an earworm, and I found myself coming up with more verses for it:

Gather us in, the rich and the famous,
gather us in, the poor and obscure,
gather us in, the slightly eccentric
and all the late-comers out there by the door.

Gather us in, the hairy and balding,
gather us in, the skinny and fat,
gather us in, the chic and and frumpy
and anyone wearing a big flowered hat.

Gather us in, the handsome and homely,
gather us in, from near and from far,
and don’t forget the man in the Buick
who dropped off his wife and is parking the car.

Gather us in, the Packers and Bears fans
gather us in, who do not like sports,
gather us in from every direction
but keep out the flip-flops and tank tops and shorts.

snort!…wipping drool off keyboard! Stich in side…painful…cannot breathe!

 

[CarolAnnSFO]

threej_lc:

I posted these parodies in my live journal. Here’s what one of my friend’s responded with:

i had these words running through my head last night, when i was trying to sleep:

(to the tune of City of God)

LOL! I love it! The parody, that is. I loathe the song “City Of God”. I am grateful that I never have to sing it in my choir.

Crazy Internet Junkies Society
Carrier of the Angelic Sparkles Sprinkle Bag

 

[JKirkLVNV]

“Gather us in, the liturgical dancers!
Gather us in, the radical nuns!
Don’t let’s forget the most central players,
EMHC’s piled up in the tons!”

Not as good as Aurelia’s!

 

[CarolAnnSFO]

Here’s one more verse:

“Gather us in, and please do it quickly
The sooner Mass starts, the sooner it ends
The first ones to leave will get the best doughnuts
Then we can go home to enjoy our weekends”

Crazy Internet Junkies Society
Carrier of the Angelic Sparkles Sprinkle Bag

 

[Aurelia]

More verses:

We are the ones who sit in the last pew
so we can leave ahead of the crowd;
we are the folks who go to the cry room
when our small babies start getting too loud;
We are the teens whose parents have made us
come to this Mass, though we don’t want to go,
we are the super-reverent Catholics, dreaming of Mass as it was long ago.

We are the folks who come and play Bingo
faithfully every Saturday night,
We are the ones who, at the Collection,
think that a dollar is just about right.
We are the folks who sit and glare at you
if you should take our favorite pew,
We are the ones who stand and stare at you
when you come late, as you usually do.

 

[OutinChgoburbs]

“Gather us in, the liturgical dancers!
Gather us in, the radical nuns!
Don’t let’s forget the most central players,
EMHC’s piled up in the tons!”

Not as good as Aurelia’s!

Oh but it is GOOD!!! I’d somehow lost this thread.

 

[aurora77]

Della:

Great parody! I too sent it on to a gal who actually likes this nonsensical song.

Seriously though, people like this kind of rubbishy sentimental slop for the Mass because they do not grasp the fact that Mass is about worshiping God not about people getting together with each other as if for a game of football or a dance or some other social gathering. It’s fine for the people of God to love one another but there are better ways of expressing it than this song, and outside the Mass.

Wow! Those are harsh words. Without even meeting me you know that I don’t understand the Mass. Charity maybe?

 

[Elizabeth2]

I moved last year and my new Parish choir, which I recently joined, often sings ‘’'Gather us In" I love the hymn and I’m not radical or off the wall, a senior as a matter of fact who believes all that the Church teaches. I attended the Latin Mass for years as a child and young adult and if I remember right the choir wasn’t that great in those days either. I wouldn’t turn the clock back. I love the Mass as it is celebrated today. But I chuckled at the parodies. I think I might make a copy and share it with my choir just for fun.

 

[Edwin1961]

threej_lc:

I posted these parodies in my live journal. Here’s what one of my friend’s responded with:

i had these words running through my head last night, when i was trying to sleep:

(to the tune of City of God)

Away from the altar
You OCP creep
What more can you alter
In lyrics so cheap

Why can’t you say ‘Body’
Instead of just ‘bread’
It sounds like a pastry
Is eaten instead

(Refrain)
Let us have some pity on God
Lest His ears should learn that we can’t sing
Let us have some pity on God
Please burn your songbook today

Your religion training
You’ve ignored again
Now you’ve some explaining
To do to Pope Ben

A new day is dawning
For all those who chant
This is the last judgment
For all those who can’t

Side splitting funny with tears in my eyes with laughter!
Gather Us In and City of God, the 1 & 2 on the list.
I’d like to see more parody lyrics to City of God.

 

[mosher]

This is the funniest thing I have ssen in a long time.