Joshua asked for two hymns by GLAD today, but only this one loaded: In the First Light. I’ll have to try again later for the other one. Movin’ kind of slow today…
Tag: Christmas 2018
By Request, ‘Little Donkey’
Requested by Ina, Little Donkey, with movie clips from The Nativity. I was always fond of the donkey, the sheep, and the cow who were there in the stable when Jesus was born. Something about their presence seems very fitting.
By Request, ‘O Come, O Come Emmanuel’ (GLAD)
From Joshua we have this request: O Come, O Come Emmanuel sung in a capella by GLAD.
Keep those Christmas hymns coming, everybody. In the name of Jesus Christ Our King, we defy this fallen world.
By Request, ‘Christ Was Born on Christmas Day’
Let’s start the day with Phoebe’s request, Christ Was Born on Christmas Day, by the Robert Shaw Chorale.
I was sick all day yesterday with a wicked allergy attack, and awake all night with sinus toothaches and eye-aches; but I think I’ll be better sometime this afternoon. I’ve just begun to breathe again.
By Request, ‘Angels from the Realms of Glory’
Jan has requested one of my favorites, Angels from the Realms of Glory. I chose this rendition by the King’s College Choir, Cambridge.
By Request, ‘Glory’
Requested by Erlene, Glory, by Carroll Roberson, from his Christmas album.
Now, let’s see if we can push another hymn into the lead with more than 25 views…
What We’re Up Against
Why do we have to pray so hard, sing so many hymns, and speak the truth?
Because we live in a fallen world that’s falling farther every day: but we proclaim our loyalty to Jesus Christ the King of kings.
For instance: The principal of Manchester Elementary School in Omaha, Nebraska, has been “placed on leave,” whatever that means, for banning candy canes from her school’s classrooms. Candy canes, she explained in a memo to all staff, when you turn ’em upside-down, make a “J” for Jesus and that’s not allowed, it is forbidden… (http://thepoliticalforums.com/threads/103592-Principal-bans-candy-canes-says-%E2%80%98J-shape%E2%80%99-stands-for-Jesus). “Historically, the shape is a J for Jesus,” she wrote. We wonder how close she came to banning the letter “j” altogether.
She also banned the colors red and green.
It seems the school board took action because they were scared of being sued for showing overt hostility to Christianity and Christians. Supreme Court recently said you can’t do that. But don’t look for any “human rights” commissions to stop doing it.
As it is, the traditional Christmas holiday that always used to be observed by schools is mostly now a thing not to be mentioned: now the holiday is usually spoken of as some kind of “winter” celebration.
Secular tinhorns can’t make up their minds about which religion they’re trying to establish as the official state religion of America–atheism or retro paganism. Either way, public education is on board. Anything but Jesus, is their motto.
And Christians continue to send their kids to these schools because ________?
We live in a dark age. Sing louder! It may let in some light.
By Request, ‘O Come All Ye Faithful’ (Il Divo)
Requested by Jeremy, O Come All Ye Faithful: from Il Divo’s 2008 Christmas Concert in London.
Keep the hymns coming, everybody–contest ends at the end of Christmas Day.
By Request, ‘Go Tell It on the Mountain’
Phoebe asked for this one, Go Tell It on the Mountain. This is performed by “Rock the Church” at Resurrection Catholic School.
Go tell it anywhere! Jesus Christ is born.
By Request, ‘O Holy Night’ (Emer Barry)
We have this request from Joshua, to start the day–O Holy Night, sung by Emer Barry, backed up by Affiniti and the Palestrina Boys Choir.
Come on, now folks–hymns are part of our arsenal, with which we wage spiritual warfare against the evils of this age: they can save souls. Let’s muscle up on those Christmas Carol Contest entries.