debts & trespasses

Paul Mackin mackin at allware.com
Fri Feb 21 09:34:04 CST 1997


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> From: Brian D. McCary <bdm at storz.com>


 I would be blissfully
> experiencing a sense of oneness with the rest of the congregation 
> during the lp until suddenly, everyone else would be trying to cram
> three sylables (trespasses) where only one belonged (debts).  It was
> years before I found out that it was I who was non-standard.

I too grew up with a slightly nonstandard version. We used
"trespasses" right enough, but for some inexplicable reason
left off that "power and glory" business at the end.

				P.
				P.



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