Fun fact: The German national hymn isn’t the only song made with that melody. Like some gospel music.
Fun fact #2: In Germany churches usually fill up from the front to back while in the US they fill up back to front.
And so it happened that my father’s German friend went to church during his US vacation and dutifully took the first seat in the front while everyone else got in behind him. And so he dutifully stood up with his hand over his heart because he thought they were playing his national hymn for his benefit.
Fun fact: The German national hymn isn’t the only song made with that melody. Like some gospel music.
Fun fact #2: In Germany churches usually fill up from the front to back while in the US they fill up back to front.
And so it happened that my father’s German friend went to church during his US vacation and dutifully took the first seat in the front while everyone else got in behind him. And so he dutifully stood up with his hand over his heart because he thought they were playing his national hymn for his benefit.
Was he able to pass it off as being moved spiritually?