Hymn #365
A minister was completing an abstinence sermon. With great emphasis he
said, "if I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and pour it in the river." With even greater emphasis he said, "and if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river." and then finally he said, "and if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and pour it into the river." Sermon complete, he then sat down. The choral director stood up very cautiously and announced with a smile, " for our closing song let us sing Hymn #365. "Shall We Gather at the River!"