I’ve never heard it used to mean anything other than taking time off work but staying home, with or without a day trip or two. Using it to mean staying in the country would be odd in an American context, as only a small percentage of American vacations in any given year involve leaving the country.
I’ve never heard it used to mean anything other than taking time off work but staying home, with or without a day trip or two. Using it to mean staying in the country would be odd in an American context, as only a small percentage of American vacations in any given year involve leaving the country.
Back at school in the 70s we sometimes sang what I think must have been a contemporary worship song. The only thing I remember is that it began something like "How many times..." and the refrain was "Courage my friend, my spirit I send." Google is convinced I'm looking for a South African freedom song, which I am not and it doesn't match. Does it sound familiar to anyone?
Dang it, it does sound familiar. It is tickling the edges of my memory. Dum dum my friend, dum dum, de send, (higher notes) dum de dum dum de dum de dum de you.
Oh, that is going to annoy me now.
Never mind. Further searching convinces me that I was thinking of Spirt and Grace. Not the same thing at all.
Not having been brought up in a hymn singing tradition, I only know these things if they made it to the rugby pitch... Having said that, might be worth checking out the St. Louis Jesuits?
The first 3 words made me think of "Blowin' in the Wind". I wonder if it is the same tune. "Courage my friend, my spirit I send." fits with the tune.
I agree. I suspect someone at school came up with the words to turn 'Blowin in the wind' into a worship song. In our CU we used to sing 'Lord I want to sing your praises' etc to the tune of La Bamba!
The first 3 words made me think of "Blowin' in the Wind". I wonder if it is the same tune. "Courage my friend, my spirit I send." fits with the tune.
I agree. I suspect someone at school came up with the words to turn 'Blowin in the wind' into a worship song. In our CU we used to sing 'Lord I want to sing your praises' etc to the tune of La Bamba!
This was the thought that occurred to me also. We used to sing one at Sunday school to the Match of the Day tune that went something like this -
'Why don't you put your trust in Jesus,
He's more than just a friend,
For he will guide you and protect you, Uphold you to the end'.....
OMG there's a group called Apologetix that takes secular songs and makes them into religious ones, though sadly they're kind of fundamentalist (anti-evolution songs, etc.). Really good production values, though.
William Booth encouraged people out of the pubs and into the Salvation Army meetings by putting christian words to pub songs. If you listened carefully you could hear both sets of lyrics at the same time. He is supposed to have said "why should the devil have all the good tunes?" which Larry Norman expanded on.
William Booth encouraged people out of the pubs and into the Salvation Army meetings by putting christian words to pub songs. If you listened carefully you could hear both sets of lyrics at the same time. He is supposed to have said "why should the devil have all the good tunes?" which Larry Norman expanded on.
I wish I had remembered that when our minister announced, "I'll have no bar-room songs in my church!" after I commented that some of the best modern hymns were set to folk song tunes.
I agree. I suspect someone at school came up with the words to turn 'Blowin in the wind' into a worship song. In our CU we used to sing 'Lord I want to sing your praises' etc to the tune of La Bamba!
Memory unlocked!
And the Pharaoh song to Louie Louie.
Pharaoh Pharaoh
Oh, baby, let my people go
Yeah yeah yeah yeah…
I agree. I suspect someone at school came up with the words to turn 'Blowin in the wind' into a worship song. In our CU we used to sing 'Lord I want to sing your praises' etc to the tune of La Bamba!
Memory unlocked!
And the Pharaoh song to Louie Louie.
Pharaoh Pharaoh
Oh, baby, let my people go
Yeah yeah yeah yeah…
We also had “Match of the Day” in Girls’ Brigade, but different words:
Why don’t you put your trust in Jesus
And ask him to come in
He saw your need from up in heaven
And died to bear your sin
Why don’t you take him as your Saviour
And let him hold your hand
He will cleanse and guide and keep you
Till you reach the Promised Land.
@Aravis , thé version I learned went something like this:
I’m going to live and work for Jesus,
And serve him every day.
I’m going to live and work for Jesus
And follow in his way.
I’m going to try my best to please him
Who is my Lord and King
For he died and rose to save me
And I owe him everything!
We also had “Match of the Day” in Girls’ Brigade, but different words:
Why don’t you put your trust in Jesus
And ask him to come in
He saw your need from up in heaven
And died to bear your sin
Why don’t you take him as your Saviour
And let him hold your hand
He will cleanse and guide and keep you
Till you reach the Promised Land.
It’s not one I would consider reintroducing…
We had that one in 'Crusaders', early 80s. Along with the 'fruits of the spirit' song which I am grateful has stuck in my mind. I wonder if it was the chorus to something longer.
Edit: the one above might have had a verse 'da da da da ...temptation's hour, da da da ...light and power?' Maybe that was something else.
What a good idea. Or, for those who wish to preserve anonymity, just point out some of the obvious ones...
You can sing Ave, verum corpus to the chorus section of the Dambusters March.
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When did "staycation" change its meaning from "staying at home and having day trips" to "a regular holiday that happens to be in your own country"?
When newspaper editors realised they could make copy out of it that way.
Shows how little I know!
Having said that, it maybe only applies if you're in the habit of taking foreign holidays.
I think it’s the pre/post COVID thing for many.
We've never heard it used.
No. It is not that. It was something the nuns taught us to sing.
Oh, that is going to annoy me now.
Never mind. Further searching convinces me that I was thinking of Spirt and Grace. Not the same thing at all.
I agree. I suspect someone at school came up with the words to turn 'Blowin in the wind' into a worship song. In our CU we used to sing 'Lord I want to sing your praises' etc to the tune of La Bamba!
This was the thought that occurred to me also. We used to sing one at Sunday school to the Match of the Day tune that went something like this -
'Why don't you put your trust in Jesus,
He's more than just a friend,
For he will guide you and protect you, Uphold you to the end'.....
I wish I had remembered that when our minister announced, "I'll have no bar-room songs in my church!" after I commented that some of the best modern hymns were set to folk song tunes.
Memory unlocked!
And the Pharaoh song to Louie Louie.
Pharaoh Pharaoh
Oh, baby, let my people go
Yeah yeah yeah yeah…
Hadn't heard that!
Did worship used to be fun ?!!
Why don’t you put your trust in Jesus
And ask him to come in
He saw your need from up in heaven
And died to bear your sin
Why don’t you take him as your Saviour
And let him hold your hand
He will cleanse and guide and keep you
Till you reach the Promised Land.
It’s not one I would consider reintroducing…
I’m going to live and work for Jesus,
And serve him every day.
I’m going to live and work for Jesus
And follow in his way.
I’m going to try my best to please him
Who is my Lord and King
For he died and rose to save me
And I owe him everything!
Same tune, same sentiments different words…
I'd lay money 99%+ of football fans couldn't hum the original.
We had that one in 'Crusaders', early 80s. Along with the 'fruits of the spirit' song which I am grateful has stuck in my mind. I wonder if it was the chorus to something longer.
Edit: the one above might have had a verse 'da da da da ...temptation's hour, da da da ...light and power?' Maybe that was something else.
Isn’t that to be sung to the “Hawaii-5-0”? Some of it anyway.
You can sing Ave, verum corpus to the chorus section of the Dambusters March.
Fits the Muppet Show theme tune better I think
Edit - bugger, no, that's Oh Jesus I Have Promised