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The Catholic Frequency · October 1 · 6 min

Imagine Is a Hymn

John Lennon's Imagine is treated like the unofficial hymn of decent people. It has a creed, a congregation, and a missionary close. It just will not name the god. The first verse clears out heaven and hell and calls it kindness. Charles Péguy, in 1911, made hope a little girl who still expects God. One of those paths is hope. The other is a hymn against it.

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John Lennon's Imagine is treated like the unofficial hymn of decent people. It has a creed, a congregation, and a missionary close. It just will not name the god. The first verse clears out heaven and hell and calls it kindness. Charles Péguy, in 1911, made hope a little girl who still expects God. One of those paths is hope. The other is a hymn against it.

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