{"id":19867,"date":"2013-12-13T12:35:21","date_gmt":"2013-12-13T17:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=19867"},"modified":"2013-12-13T12:35:21","modified_gmt":"2013-12-13T17:35:21","slug":"amazing-grace-gotta-catch-em-all","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2013\/12\/amazing-grace-gotta-catch-em-all.html","title":{"rendered":"Amazing Grace (Gotta Catch ‘Em All)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

<\/iframe>\n<\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/politicaljesus.com\/2013\/12\/13\/musical-jesus-what-do-pokemon-and-jesus-have-to-do-with-each-other\/#sthash.1JuX5CVa.dpbs\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">The blog Political Jesus shared<\/a> this version of the modernized hymn \u201cAmazing Grace (My Chains are Gone)\u201d as an illustration of how widespread this particular meter \u2013 known for that very reason as \u201ccommon meter\u201d \u2013 is. While I think there may be some on the list given there that do not work, many do.<\/p>\n<p>What are some of your favorite examples of transfer of lyrics from one tune to another?<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The blog Political Jesus shared this version of the modernized hymn \u201cAmazing Grace (My Chains are Gone)\u201d as an illustration of how widespread this particular meter \u2013 known for that very reason as \u201ccommon meter\u201d \u2013 is. While I think there may be some on the list given there that do not work, many do. 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