Weddings and Funerals
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"Weddings and Funerals" is a nursery rhyme or folksong and playground game.
- A wedding song we played for you,
- The dance you did but scorn.
- A woeful dirge we chanted, too,
- But then you would not mourn.
Origin
The verse is based on the verses Matthew 11:17 and Script error: No such module "Bibleverse". in the New Testament of the Christian Bible.
The exact words of this English nursery rhyme were incorporated as the translation of these verses in the International Standard Version (2008).[1]
In context, the verse was spoken by Jesus as a reproach to those people who rejected both the austere lifestyle and preaching of John the Baptist and his own more accessible ministry.[2]
References
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- ↑ Matthew 11:17, parallel translations at Biblos.com
- ↑ Matthew Henry's Commentary on Matthew 11:16-24, available online at BibleCommenter.com
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- Songs about marriage
- Songs about death
- English nursery rhymes
- English children's songs
- English folk songs
- Traditional children's songs
- Cultural depictions of John the Baptist
- New Testament words and phrases
- Sayings of Jesus
- Works based on the Gospel of Matthew
- Year of song unknown
- Matthew 11
- Songs with unknown songwriters
- Gospel of Luke