On Fri, 21 Dec 2007 10:37:03 -0500, Gene Kearns
wrote:

On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 23:31:28 +0000, Larry penned the following well
considered thoughts to the readers of rec.boats:

John H. wrote in
m:

but the Battle Hymn of the Republic *was* religious, after all.

More Masonic than religious....actually.
http://www.masonmusic.org/uslodge.html
They play it a lot....

I have attended Blue Lodges in most of the states East of the
Mississippi and I have NEVER heard "The Battle Hymn of the Republic"
played. FWIW, I have never heard it played in any appendant body,
either.

Yes, but wasn't the one posted a good rendition?
--
John H