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Frank Zappa appeared on the American radio show Castaway's Choice, hosted by John McNally. 1989

Radio 1990

Frank Zappa On Castaway's Choice 1989

This piece was commissioned by the Rev. Paul Morrissey, S.M., at that time Pastor of the Church of St. Louis, King of France (L'Eglise Saint Louis, Roi de France) in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota, for a wedding to be co-officiated by Father Morrissey and a Rabbi. I am the singer, and the excellent Jann Stein plays the harp. The text a setting in Hebrew of the Gradual appointed for the Nuptial Mass, taken from Psalm 145:

ח  חַנּוּן וְרַחוּם יְהוָה;    אֶרֶךְ אַפַּיִם, וּגְדָל-חָסֶד. 	8 
The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.

ט  טוֹב-יְהוָה לַכֹּל;    וְרַחֲמָיו, עַל-כָּל-מַעֲשָׂיו. 	9 
The LORD is good to all; and His tender mercies are over all His works.

י  יוֹדוּךָ יְהוָה, כָּל-מַעֲשֶׂיךָ;    וַחֲסִידֶיךָ, יְבָרְכוּכָה. 	10 
All Thy works shall praise Thee, O LORD; and Thy saints shall bless Thee.

טו  עֵינֵי-כֹל, אֵלֶיךָ יְשַׂבֵּרוּ;    וְאַתָּה נוֹתֵן-לָהֶם אֶת-אָכְלָם בְּעִתּוֹ. 	15 
The eyes of all wait for Thee, and Thou givest them their food in due season.

יז  צַדִּיק יְהוָה, בְּכָל-דְּרָכָיו;    וְחָסִיד, בְּכָל-מַעֲשָׂיו. 	17 
The LORD is righteous in all His ways, and gracious in all His works.

יח  קָרוֹב יְהוָה, לְכָל-קֹרְאָיו--    לְכֹל אֲשֶׁר יִקְרָאֻהוּ בֶאֱמֶת. 	18 
The LORD is nigh unto all them that call upon Him, to all that call upon Him in truth.

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