Merry Now and Happy Always!

[hummingwolf]

Nativity
Chinese Ink Painting by Yu Jia-de
(Asian Christian Art Association)
Note the lion mask. Aslan!



Rock of Ages let our song,
Praise Thy saving power;
Thou amidst the raging foes,
You were our sheltering tower.

Furious they assailed us,
But Thine arm availed us,
And Thy word broke their sword,
When our own strength failed us.
And Thy word broke their sword,
When our own strength failed us.

Children of the Wanderers
Whether free or fettered
Wake the echoes of the songs
Where ye may be scattered

Yours the message cheering
That the time is nearing
Which will see all men free
And tyrants disappearing

(Hope will see all men free,
And tyrants disappearing)

Maoz tzur y'shuati l'cha naeh l'shabeach
Tikon beit t'filati v'sham todah n'zabeach.
L'eit tachin matbeach mitzar hamnabeach
Az egmor b'shir mizmor chanukat hamizbeach.

Comments

[daisydumont.livejournal.com]

merry and happy to you too, cb!

i didn't know this song, so i googled and found it sung a cappella, with lyrics, at youtube. nice.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

I should have posted that song for Hanukkah this year. Maybe I'll remember in 2011!

How are you enjoying the Christmas flurries?

[daisydumont.livejournal.com]

well, i'm not thrilled. after last year, i really don't want to see snow any more! but i just threw out some more seeds for the birds, who are happy to have them on a day like this, and i'll keep hoping this doesn't pile up on the roads. hope you keep warm and dry today!

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Well, it shouldn't pile up too much today, and there are no forecast models suggesting that we'll be getting any kind of Snowpocalypse this weekend. So there is that. :-)

Stay warm yourself, Vicki! Happy Holidays!

[bluegreen17]

hope you had a good day. i had a nice one,followed by a pretty good long sleep. now i'm waiting for the snowpocalypse here!

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

I had a very good day. I'm glad you did too!