Hymns Modern & Ancient

18: O Church of Alpha, by whose word

(Tune: Dundee.)

Invite them round for wine and cheese,
Perhaps a large baked cod.
Then after all have had their fill,
You gently mention God.

If that don't work, the recipe's wrong.
Try pasta cooked with care.
Or lentil soup, or bubble 'n squeak,
And quietly mention prayer.

Try beer, or wine, try red or white,
Or maybe gin that's iced.
Just ply their souls, and fill their bowls,
And slyly mention Christ.

Let all recall that we're not there
To give them free repast.
It's all a ploy to win their lives,
And make them join our caste.