A lighthearted survey of humorous hymn texts both ancient and modern that cannot today be sung with a straight face by choirs or congregations, including such titillatingly transgressive titles as Isaac Watts's "Blest Is the Man Whose Bowels Move," Michael Forster's "The World is Full of Smelly Feet," and my own "Psalter for Fallen Plaster." The sectional is designed to upend traditional notions of sacred music as essentially a dour enterprise. Participants will be encouraged to cast aside their inhibitions and sing these irreverent texts con gusto.
