Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Alb!

I heard the news today that South Carolina has requested "Alternative Primatial Oversight."  I'm still not sure what that is, since a primate is "first among equals" and anyone who is not an Episcopal bishop would not by definition be an equal.  Nor am I clear what regular duties a primate performs for a diocese.  However, the whole thing about South Carolina declaring itself independent did seem familiar... oh yeah!  I was listening to the first volume of Shelby Foote's series on the American Civil War on audible.com today.  Sing with me now!

(To the tune of "Bonnie Blue Flag.")

We are a band of churchmen
And native to the soil
Fighting for the "orthodox"
With treasure blood, and toil
And when our views were threatened,
The cry rose near and far
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Alb
That bears a single star!

Refrain:
Hurrah!
Hurrah!
For conservative views, hurrah!
Hurrah for the Bonnie Blue Alb
That bears a single star.

As long as the Episcopal Church
Held apostolic trust
Like friends and brethren,
Kind were we, and just
But now, when liberal treachery
A realignment tries to bar,
We vest ourselves in the Bonnie Blue Alb
That bears a single star.

First gallant Fort Worth
at GC made the stand
Then came South Carolina
And took her by the hand
Next, quickly came San Joaquin
and Pittsburgh with their Czar
All vested in the Bonnie Blue Alb
That bears a single star

Ye men of valor gather
Round the banner of the right
call for alternative primacy
and join us in the fight
Duncan, our future archbishop
And Virtue statesmen are
Now vesting in the Bonnie Blue Alb
That bears a single star!

David+

Comments

[rh]

Dude, let me be the first to congratulate you on this one! It's omfg brilliant. My entire staff will be singing it tomorrow.

[Hilary]

AMAZING. btw we're planning a U2charist at the end of August at St. Mark's. You should bring the Canterbury group on a field trip...

[frDann]

The dioceses clamoring for the "single star" of ALPO remind me of Dr. Seuss' Sneetches. Take it notch beyond laughter and you realize the Akinola is Sylvester McMonkey McBean! Then it starts to get sad.

[Mark J.]

HILARIOUS.

Thanks, I needed that.