A preacher was completing a sermon of temptation: with great feeling he said,
"If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river."
With even greater emphasis he said,
"And if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river."
And then finally, he said,
"And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river."
He sat down.
The hymn leader then announced with a smile,
"For our closing song, let us sing Hymn number 185:
"Shall We Gather at the River."
"If I had all the beer in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river."
With even greater emphasis he said,
"And if I had all the wine in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river."
And then finally, he said,
"And if I had all the whiskey in the world, I'd take it and throw it into the river."
He sat down.
The hymn leader then announced with a smile,
"For our closing song, let us sing Hymn number 185:
"Shall We Gather at the River."