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> [There are two thing you need for a jolly good hymn.The first is a set of words that expresses the mood or sentiment of the worshipper.The second-and perhaps even more important- is a good tune..with a simple popular melody.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-betjeman/there-are-two-thing-you-need-for-a-jolly-good-hymn-the-first-is-a-set/)

[John Betjeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-betjeman/)

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> [Hymn tunes are the nearest we've got to English folk music..](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-betjeman/hymn-tunes-are-the-nearest-we-ve-got-to-english-folk-music/)

[John Betjeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-betjeman/)

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## More by John Betjeman

> [It's strange that those we miss the most Are those we take for granted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-betjeman/it-s-strange-that-those-we-miss-the-most-are-those-we-take-for-granted/)

[John Betjeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-betjeman/)

> [Hymns are the poetry of the people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-betjeman/hymns-are-the-poetry-of-the-people/)

[John Betjeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-betjeman/)

> [I ought to warn you that my verse is of no interest to people who can think.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-betjeman/i-ought-to-warn-you-that-my-verse-is-of-no-interest-to-people-who-can/)

[John Betjeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-betjeman/)

> [What the Londoner sees in his mind’s eye is that cluster of towers and pinnacles seen from Pentonville Hill and outlined against a foggy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-betjeman/what-the-londoner-sees-in-his-mind-s-eye-is-that-cluster-of-towers/)

[John Betjeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-betjeman/)

> [People's backyards are much more interesting than their front gardens, and houses that back on to railways are public benefactors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-betjeman/people-s-backyards-are-much-more-interesting-than-their-front-gardens/)

[John Betjeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-betjeman/)

> [Oh! full Surrey twilight! importunate band! Oh! strongly adorable tennis-girl's hand!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-betjeman/oh-full-surrey-twilight-importunate-band-oh-strongly-adorable-tennis/)

[John Betjeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-betjeman/)

> [“Come friendly bombs and fall on Slough! It isn't fit for humans now, There isn't grass to graze a cow. Swarm over, Death!”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-betjeman/come-friendly-bombs-and-fall-on-slough-it-isn-t-fit-for-humans-now/)

[John Betjeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-betjeman/)

> [A whispering and watery Norfolk sound Telling of all the moonlit reeds around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-betjeman/a-whispering-and-watery-norfolk-sound-telling-of-all-the-moonlit/)

[John Betjeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-betjeman/)

> [Oh Wasn't it naughty of Smudges? Oh, Mummy, I'm sick with disgust. She threww me in front of the judges, And my silly old…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-betjeman/oh-wasn-t-it-naughty-of-smudges-oh-mummy-i-m-sick-with-disgust-she/)

[John Betjeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-betjeman/)

> [“And marbled clouds go scudding by The many-steepled London sky.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-betjeman/and-marbled-clouds-go-scudding-by-the-many-steepled-london-sky/)

[John Betjeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-betjeman/)

> [And behind their frail partitions Business women lie and soak, Seeing through the draughty skylight Flying clouds and railway smoke. Rest you there, poor…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-betjeman/and-behind-their-frail-partitions-business-women-lie-and-soak-seeing/)

[John Betjeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-betjeman/)

> [I have a Vision of the Future, chum. The workers flats in fields of soya beans tower up like silver pencils, score on score.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-betjeman/i-have-a-vision-of-the-future-chum-the-workers-flats-in-fields-of/)

[John Betjeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-betjeman/)

> [Gracious Lord, oh bomb the Germans. Spare their women for Thy Sake, And if that is not too easy, We will pardon Thy Mistake.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-betjeman/gracious-lord-oh-bomb-the-germans-spare-their-women-for-thy-sake-and/)

[John Betjeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-betjeman/)

> [Lovers of Norfolk churches can never agree which is the best and I think one is either a Salle or a Cawston man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-betjeman/lovers-of-norfolk-churches-can-never-agree-which-is-the-best-and-i/)

[John Betjeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-betjeman/)

> [One mark of good verse is surprise](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-betjeman/one-mark-of-good-verse-is-surprise/)

[John Betjeman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-betjeman/)

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