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<\/a>It is a historical fact that Arius popularized his theology by setting it to music<\/a>. What may or may not be true is what a colleague told me today,\u00a0namely that Arius\u2019 most famous ditty was set to the tune<\/a> of \u201cHead and Shoulders, Knees and Toes<\/a>.\u201d The lyrics were as follows:<\/div>\n

\u201cThere was once when he was not (he was not)<\/p>\n

He was made and not begot (not begot) <\/p>\n

So hang this sign on the weeping willow tree: <\/p>\n

There was once when he was not (he was not)!!\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Readers who have never heard of Arius may benefit from the info card below (from Disseminary<\/a>). Arian readers will probably want to collaborate on a YouTube recording of the song.<\/p>\n

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It is a historical fact that Arius popularized his theology by setting it to music. What may or may not be true is what a colleague told me today,\u00a0namely that Arius\u2019 most famous ditty was set to the tune of \u201cHead and Shoulders, Knees and Toes.\u201d The lyrics were as follows: \u201cThere was once when […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":136,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nArian Theology In Song<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"It is a historical fact that Arius popularized his theology by setting it to music. 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