Re: [Worship] No Other - brother sister?

["Brian Lawson" <brianl@dma-design.com>]

I'm pretty sure the original is "sister."  I suspect the "brother" version
came about from worship leaders & pastors not understanding the "sister"
reference and changing the lyrics to avoid fielding awkward questions from
confused congregations.

We've always used the "sister" version and I've never had anyone ask me
about it.  


Brian.



At 05:14 23/04/99 PDT, John Hayward wrote:
>Blessings to all on the Worship list.
>
>I have a question concerning the David Ruis Song "No Other".
>I came across the song first on the Touching the Father's Heart 
>CD: "I will lift my hands" - Great song, a bit hard for the
>congregation but worth the effort!
>
>There is a line in the first section which goes:
>
>  "No other brother, no other brother like you"
>
>Now at a Vineyard worship meeting last year (in the UK) 
>they were singing this as:
>
>  "No other brother, no other SISTER like you"
>
>although the words in the songbook only had brother.
>
>One of our worship leaders has just introduced the song 
>and the OHP, copyright Vineyard and Songs of Fellowship, 
>has the "Sister" version. 
>
>Does anyone on the list know what the original version 
>was, brother or sister? Does anyone know why the song is 
>circulating in two different versions, both copyrighted? 
>Perhaps it is only in the UK.
>
>Some people in the congregation were puzzled by the 
>meaning of sister in the song. I am curious to know 
>whether this was David Ruis's original intention or 
>whether the song has been changed by someone else.
>
>Hope someone out there can help!
>
>In Christ
>
>John Hayward
>
>Llantwit Fardre, Wales UK
>
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