Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing, / Thanks for mercies past received.

Lord, dismiss us with Thy blessing, Thanks for mercies past received.

Those of us who have covered wars here and there over the past 15, 20, 25 years have to struggle to think of anywhere where we've seen such a relentless brutality,

leaving the past behind us and building a new future together.

Rebecca Black might sing like a robot, but that's just proof she has evolved beyond us. Her vocal is just a slightly exaggerated version of the robot glitch-twitch stutter that's been mainstream pop vocalese for the past 10 years or so.

'Tis the most tender part of love, each other to forgive.