As an antidote to my previous post, here’s a better answer to the planet’s woes, here is the first of this season’s music presentations. Note: this is an excerpt. Buy the CD for the whole thing.
Here are a couple of verses of Charles Wesley’s text usually set to the tune, HYFERDOL by Rowland Prichard (played above):
Come, Thou long-expected Jesus,
Born to set Thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us;
Let us find our rest in Thee.
Israel’s strength and consolation,
Hope of all the earth Thou art;
Dear desire of every nation,
Joy of every longing heart.Born Thy people to deliver,
Born a Child, and yet a King,
Born to reign in us forever,
Now Thy gracious kingdom bring.
By Thine own eternal Spirit,
Rule in all our hearts alone;
By Thine all-sufficient merit,
Raise us to Thy glorious throne.
Unfortunately, the CD that this is excerpted from, Winterlude — Instrumentals for a Contemplative Christmas ~ John Darnall (Artist), et al, is OOP, but the link does lead to some copies still available through Amazon.com.
TB-ed to a recent Random Yak Christmas Alliance post, cos I don’t know where else to tb Xmas Alliance posts. *heh*
Read some boring music talk below the fold
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