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]

what a lovely painting! yes, i do like the lion mask. :)

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

I saw the lion hat (or mask; am not entirely sure which it is) and thought "kitty!" Which probably wasn't the effect the artist was going for. Still, I knew that would be my chosen painting for today. :-)

[erigeneia.livejournal.com]

I love the painting too! Thanks for sharing.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! As soon as I saw it, I knew I had to share.

[windsparrow.livejournal.com]

Merriness to you, too.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

And the same to you and all that household!

What did the cats get for Christmas this year?

[windsparrow.livejournal.com]

Jingle balls and they are about to have a holiday ration of nip.

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Sounds like a good time for the kitties. Happy Boxing Day!

[magnifelyn.livejournal.com]

Oh i used to sing that song (in both Hebrew and English) when i was growing up!

Merry Christmas to you, dear HW. :-)

[hummingwolf.livejournal.com]

Thank you, M. I'm glad you had such a good one. :-)