Day: December 22, 2013

O Emmanuel

Byartsyhonker December 22, 2013 0 Comments
O Emmanuel, Rex et legifer noster, exspectatio Gentium, et Salvator earum: veni ad salvandum nos, Domine, Deus noster. O Emmanuel, our king and our lawgiver, the hope of the nations and their Saviour: Come and save us, O Lord our God. Emmanuel means God-with-us. The juxtaposition of God-with-us and imagery like "king" and "lawgiver" is a good one. This is not some lofty palace-dwelling ruler who...

Our Cheerful Voices let us raise

Byartsyhonker December 22, 2013 0 Comments
Cheerful Voices by Kathryn Rose Our cheerful voices let us raise, And sing a parting song; Although I'm with you now, my friends, I can't be with you long: For I must go and leave you all, It fills my heart with pain; Although we part, perhaps, in tears, I hope we'll meet again. A final shape-note tune to end Cheerful Voices. If you're still short of Christmas presents, you can either download...