10.06.2005

U2 Contest Winner

Congratulations to Melinda K. who is the winner of the U2 Sermons 100,000th hit contest and will be taking home a vintage ZooTV shirt. There were fewer than 10 correct answers, all giving slightly different versions of the obviously theologically-motivated change U2 usually make to the lyrics of "People Get Ready" onstage.

The original Mayfield text is more or less
There ain't no room for the hopeless sinner
Who would hurt all mankind just to save his own.
Have pity on those whose chances grow thinner;
There ain't no hiding place from the Kingdom's throne.


U2's doctrinally corrected version is anything along the lines of
There is still room for the hopeless sinner
Who would hurt all mankind just to save his own.
God have mercy! I'm a hopeless sinner,
But I know there's a hiding place by the Kingdom's throne.


Congratulations Melinda! Also: special hat tip to entrant Nancy P. who noticed that my reference (in the post explaining the contest) to "Grace over Karma" was a hint as to the solution.

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