A couple of days ago, Tim asked me the following theological question:
“Do you think Jesus whistled?”
Being somewhat of a theologian, I have spent a large part of my life pondering the many aspects of our Lord and Savior (for instance, I know that “Lord”, “Savior” and “Jesus” all refer to the same guy. This is what us theologians call the “Holy Trinity”) so I had what I think is a very well reasoned answer for him.
“Of course He did,” I began, “most definitely after His resurrection anyway. See, Jesus was most well known for his dynamic public speaking, at which He was quite adept. During the telling of particularly elaborate parables, the wind generated by his wild gesturing would pass over the holes in his hands, generating a pleasant, almost hypnotic whistling sound. So yes, I think Jesus whistled.”
After we both laughed at the quickness of my wit and the depth of my theological knowledge (hey, this is my blog, I’ll write it they way I want to it happened) we discussed whether or not Jesus went around whistling and singing. We decided that it was likely that he did, and I postulated that many of the hymns we know and love today are just adapted from songs He Himself sang back then.
Songs such as: (these are best imagined in yellow text that crawls up your screen)
“I Love The Little Children”
“All Things In Me”
“Closer To Me”
“I Am Risen”
“My Grace Is Sufficient For Thee”
“Thou Heard The Voice Of Me Say”
And many more…
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While researching these time-honored and beloved hymns, I discovered the following two things:
1) There are many hymns that a pervert might twist the meaning of without needing to change any words. (Eg. “Christ Recieveth Sinful Men”, “Fill Me Now”, “Hiding In Thee”, “Hold Fast Until I Come”, etc.)
2) I am a pervert.
