COLUMBUS, OH — Pastor Weyland Benjamins of Mt. Olivet Baptist Church was forced to gently reprimand the church's worship leader yesterday by informing him that the "Thunderstruck" riff is not an appropriate intro to "Great Is Thy Faithfulness."
As Pastor Benjamin put it, Angus Young's iconic, sizzling opening riff from AC/DC's song "Thunderstruck" was "somewhat lacking in reverence" and failed to help prepare the congregation's hearts for worship.
"Now look here, Jesse," Pastor Benjamin said kindly, putting his arm around the crestfallen worship leader. "Just because the 'Thunderstruck' riff is classic for rock and roll doesn't mean that it's classic for hymns, too. Just try to keep it to a few well-placed chords next time, or maybe play an abbreviated version of the melody? I get that you've got mad guitar skills, but maybe you should save the AC/DC riffs for the youth group nights instead."
Congregants say that the intro was "totally sweet" and that the worship team should "absolutely do it again."
"You been...thunderstruck by God's grace, baby!" whooped Greg Fredricks, a 45-year-old father of 5. "Best rendition of 'Great Is Thy Faithfulness' I've heard in a long time. Can you feel the thunder?"
At publishing time, Pastor Benjamin was forced to further inform a disappointed Jesse that he wasn't allowed to introduce hymns with the "Stairway to Heaven" riff, either.
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