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Originally Posted by Ptrallan01
is replete with songs that were once "popular" music that had new words put over the melodies and became more well known as our "respectable" hymns.
...This has been a common practice in the church for several hundred years. It may NOW be a copyright infringement and illegal but I wouldn't call it "lazy songwriting".
Back before recorded music, people had less exposure to various songs, instruments and styles. Church musicians had to use what was available to them for choral arrangements and used the common(secular) songs of the day with Christian lyrics in place of the secular.
Gary don't at all feel bad about doing this but do be careful not to run afoul of the law!
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Interestingly, Lutherans have had for years various hymns that went to the tune of "Duetschland, Deutschland Uber Alles", which itself is lyrics over the tune (ironically) "Austria".