Postmodern Liturgist Resources

These verses fit “As A Fire is Meant for Burning” so well that some have asked if Marty Haugen himself wrote them. As far as we know, he didn’t. But we still find them to be a fitting enhancement to one of our all-time favorites.

As the rainbow is a symbol
Of the ending of a storm,
So the Church is a community
Where we go just to feel warm.
Not to preach old-fashioned morals,
But to show how much we care:
We will smile and wink and hug you,
Maybe kiss you, if we dare.

We are leather daddies, we are furrys,
We’re transsexual today.
We’re here, we’re queer, we have no worries:
Bi and lesbian and gay.
We will tolerate some breeders,
As long as they play by our rules,
With same-sex marriage and with giving us
Total access to their schools.

As a kind bud in a waterpipe
Gets you toasted every time,
So must we change our society -
Redefining vice and crime.
“If it feels good, just go do it!”
Making us feel bad is wrong.
Now we need to be affirmed again,
So it’s time to end this song.