Though hosts against us stand arrayed, Christ bids us still, Be not afraid; Though all its powers the truth assail, The gates of hell shall not prevail.
Category: Books
Review: My Side of the Mountain
This nostalgic book was recommended to me by a friend, and I am so glad we read it. I read it aloud to my children, and while I think boys will enjoy it most, my six-year-old imaginative daughter really did enjoy it. This is a book of adventure and wonder. The idea is: what if …
O Emmanuel – Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence
December 23rd : O Emmanuel, our king and our Lord, the anointed for the nations and their Savior: Come and save us, O Lord our God. Listen Here I originally posted this on a friend's blog but updated it for this series here. The hymn “Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” has a long and …
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O Rex Gentium- Prepare the Royal Highway
December 22nd : O King of the nations, the ruler they long for, the cornerstone uniting all people: Come and save us all, whom you formed out of clay. Listen Here Due to copyright, I cannot reproduce the text of this hymn. However, it can be found int he Lutheran Service Book #343 or here. …
O Oriens – Brightest and Best of the Stars of the Morning
December 21st : O Dayspring, splendor of light everlasting: Come and enlighten those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. Listen Here Brightest and best of the stars of the morning,Dawn on our darkness and lend us thine aid;Star of the East, the horizon adorning,Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid. Cold …
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