A Noble Song

King of My Life, I crown Thee Now

 

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Born in 1874, Rheumatoid Arthritis crippled Jennie Evelyn Hussy’s lifestyle. From New Hampshire, Jane became a story, article, and hymn writer and created needlework designs for magazines. Her first story was published when she was thirteen years old.  

Jennie devoted much of her life to caring for s sister whose condition was, at the time, worse than her own. 

She was a Quaker and faithful Christian. It was said that she lived a life of gratitude and did not complain about her obligations or of her own deteriorating and deforming condition. In her heart, Christ was King. 

She was best known for a Civil War story she wrote called “The War Dog” and for one of her hymns, “Lead Me to Calvary.” It expresses the heart of one who is thankful for Jesus’ sacrifice and desires to honor him as King.

 

King of my life I crown Thee now- Thine shall the glory be;

Lest I forget Thy thorn-crowned brow, Lead me to Calvary.

 

Refrain: Lest I forget Gethsemane, Lest I forget Thine agony,

Lest I forget Thy love for me, Lead me to Calvary.

 

Show me the tomb where Thou wast laid, Tenderly mourned and wept;

Angels in robes of light arrayed Guarded Thee whilst Thou slept. [Refrain]

 

Let me like Mary, thru the gloom, Come with a gift to Thee;

Show to me now the empty tomb- Lead me to Calvary. [Refrain]

 

May I be willing, Lord, to bear Daily my cross for Thee;

Even Thy cup of grief to share- Thou hast borne all for me. [Refrain]

Somewhere Out There (Caroline Campbell and Kurt Bestor)

Longing hope and

Hopeful longing.

Simple song of yearning.

One string at time

Tuning the one string

Inside of us.

Remembering Vallejo's Sly Stone, leader of Sly and the Family Stone

Górecki: Symphony #3, Op. 36, "Symphony Of Sorrowful Songs" - 3. Lento. ...

Out of Sorrow
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Take a sorrow in the palm of your hand,
one sorrow at a time,
or, a bundle of interconnected sorrows,
or sorrow itself, as a seed.

Press it.
Press it hard.

Squeeze it.
Roll it around in your hands.
Feel it.
Let it bleed out its nectar.
Let it emit its fragrance.

Splash it on a canvas.
Let it be the rosin for your bow.
Sip it and let it lubricate your capacity to speak and to sing.
Let it be the ink in your pen, the inspiration for your art.

Let it move you and I tool, will be moved.
We shall all be moved.

Out of sorrow, such beauty, such soul-wrenching beauty.

Pablo Casals - A Cry For Peace - documentary about his life (preview)

"I am a very simple man. I am a man first , an artist second. My first obligation is to the welfare of my fellow men. I will endeavor to meet these obligations through music since it transcends language, politics, and national boundaries."

Grace Greater Than Our Sin String Quartet and Flute

Grace to you this day.

Free flowing, fresh, thirst quenching, life altering, mind bending, countenance lifting, laughter evoking, heart wrenching, heart mending, sweet, precious grace to you. Grace to you that is greater than sin, disappointment, and fear. Grace to you that is so flavored with giddy God joy that no bitter words can shatter its confidence, and all swords of disparagement pass through it like knives through Jello. Grace, grace, grace to you. Grace to you that lifts you and challenges you. May grace that cannot be contained in you, be in you and flow through you to others today. If you do not believe as I do, that grace can come in a person and dwell within you, may grace still surround you and may people of grace be gracious unto you. Sing grace; dance grace; live grace. Grace to you.

This Day in Music - January 31

 

 

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