Saturday, May 27, 2006
YMCA and YHWH
I love the Christian Parody band Apologetix. You must read the lyrics to their song Y.H.W.H sung to the tune of Y.M.C.A.
One man, with the sheep he was found
I said, one man saw a bush on the Mount
He said, "How come it's not burnt to the ground?
Guess I need to see what's happening!"
One man, in a place long ago,
I said, one man, who for short we'll call Mo
He went up there, and the Lord he did find
And he learned God's name for all time
CHORUS:
He spelled his name with just YHWH
He spelled his name with just YHWH
They have Exodus 3, if you plan to read more
You can learn all about the Lord
He spelled his name with just YHWH
He spelled his name with just YHWH
Can you guess what it means?
Just "I am that I am"
He's the Lord God of Abraham
Some men spell it L-O-R-D
Some men use a J and a V
I said "Hey man, ain't no big deal to me
But you gotta know just one thing
No man should take God's name in vain
Cause he commands us to honour his name
He's our Father, Lord and YHWH
All those names work well when you pray
CHORUS
Back then, with the ancient Hebrews
They did not have A, E, I, Os or Us
And so Moses had no vowels he could buy
Wheel of Fortune shows were so dry
That's why sometimes there when you read
You'll find capitalized letters L-O-R-D
There's a place there for the YHWH
You can just pronounce it "Yahweh"
He spelled his name with just YHWH
He spelled his name with just YHWH
They have Exodus 3, if you plan to read more
You can learn all about the Lord
YHWH - The Tetragrammaton - YHWH
Yahweh, Yahweh, that's the name of renown
Yahweh, Yahweh, it's a most awesome sound
YHWH - the highest one is - YHWH
No man, no man, should take God's name in vain
Cause he commands us to honour his name
YHWH - so just go to him...
One man, with the sheep he was found
I said, one man saw a bush on the Mount
He said, "How come it's not burnt to the ground?
Guess I need to see what's happening!"
One man, in a place long ago,
I said, one man, who for short we'll call Mo
He went up there, and the Lord he did find
And he learned God's name for all time
CHORUS:
He spelled his name with just YHWH
He spelled his name with just YHWH
They have Exodus 3, if you plan to read more
You can learn all about the Lord
He spelled his name with just YHWH
He spelled his name with just YHWH
Can you guess what it means?
Just "I am that I am"
He's the Lord God of Abraham
Some men spell it L-O-R-D
Some men use a J and a V
I said "Hey man, ain't no big deal to me
But you gotta know just one thing
No man should take God's name in vain
Cause he commands us to honour his name
He's our Father, Lord and YHWH
All those names work well when you pray
CHORUS
Back then, with the ancient Hebrews
They did not have A, E, I, Os or Us
And so Moses had no vowels he could buy
Wheel of Fortune shows were so dry
That's why sometimes there when you read
You'll find capitalized letters L-O-R-D
There's a place there for the YHWH
You can just pronounce it "Yahweh"
He spelled his name with just YHWH
He spelled his name with just YHWH
They have Exodus 3, if you plan to read more
You can learn all about the Lord
YHWH - The Tetragrammaton - YHWH
Yahweh, Yahweh, that's the name of renown
Yahweh, Yahweh, it's a most awesome sound
YHWH - the highest one is - YHWH
No man, no man, should take God's name in vain
Cause he commands us to honour his name
YHWH - so just go to him...
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3 comments:
I've heard a number of their songs but this one is new to me. Makes me wistful for the days of Swirling Eddies. Now, those guys were funny!
Is there a link to their site?
I reckon
yod
hey
varv
hey
scans better than
YHWH
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