On Borrowing Tunes

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At shul this morning, they used a few tunes borrowed from the Christian world for a couple of the hakafot.  The first one came as a touch of a shock, as I know it only from singing it with the hospital choir this summer (3-7 people, depending on the week.  We sang at bedsides once a week, for about an hour)- I'll Fly Away.  After the first time we did it, it was stuck in my head for about 2 weeks (and will probably be back there for a while).  (Note the lyrics to the chorus: "I'll fly away, O Lordy, I'll fly away/When I die halleluyah by abd by I'll fly away"- an odd thought to combine, but I figured ok, it sort of works.)  Then a bit later we got Amazing Grace, which oddly enough fit the topic better.  Never thought that I'd say that.  

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Where did you daven?

Today someone led one of the hoshanot to the niggun section of "Through Heaven's Eyes" from The Prince of Egypt. Almost, but not quite.