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Sit with me awhile, brew the tea, let it cool...

pour o'er the cubes, give a sigh and smile ;)

Remembering You

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A girl was talking on her phone
A boy was running to the stone
A man would not leave me alone

As I was in the garden

The geese were walking, then floating by
The willow weeping ‘gainst the sky
The water, gone blossoms just seemed to cry

As I was alone was scared

Remember now
That You were there…


JMR
November 7, 2009

A Cry from a Longing and Failing Heart

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Neglected, worn
Tattered, torn…
Forgotten by others,
Cast off the scorn.

Believing, but bundled--
The heart, cold, like ice,
As wintertime promise
Thaws warmth through this vice.

The stars in the sky
Produce such a glow,
The sun in the day
Gleams steady and slow

On windows so dusty,
Some broken and cracked,
The sun shining on,
Their dullness intact.

But walk through the doorway,
Then, look up to see
A lovely impression:

Christ’s light-- bright to see

Shining through these,
Though neglected and torn...

To be on the outside
Like inside—

And shine more!…

JMR
November 6, 2009

It is...

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MA & PA
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What is it?

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What is it?

When I give up my cam to my fam...

alright then.

Finding Fall



I invite you to my slides: FINDING FALL. I hope you enjoy them.

Bridges

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Bridges

Going round and round
for life and pictures
and pictures of life
the sights and sounds don't change so much,
as seasons bring new colours of grace,
sometimes with reckless pace...

I don't know the path to take
when heart weighs heavy, this weight
of love and life, neglect and loss,...
and gain...

and pain. Such deep and sorrowful pain.

World against me?
Whispers of help...
Lies of peace
and threats of sword...

I just look to You, my Lord.

Yeah, looking for the path for tomorrow,
living presently.

Today

I traverse the same space

but come upon a bridge again,

an altogether new bend,
leads me to a wide and open place.

And I know it will be in this,
the same:
seasoned with Your grace.

Your love and peace I cannot escape,
when in the secret place of Your will I seek
refuge
Not will of man, but
Your heart I will seek.

My soul has been bought,
and You,
my One and Only bridge
will,
one day connect this crazy time

to Your heavenly place...


JMR
October 30, 2009

Joe sang this beautiful solo the year I became good friends with him in college. He sang so beautifully.

Here at the beginning of this video, you will hear beautiful music, the Nunc Dimittis by Rachmaninov - Vespern op.37... this was the beautiful song that we sang in choir. The tenor is good, but I will always be partial to Joe's voice on this part, he has such a lovely tone. I would love to find a recording of it someday.

Listen for the wonderful bass line at the very end, and the amazing soprano line that means, "A light to lighten the Gentiles..." (after the tenor solo and after the chorus follows at the beginning.)



In the Bible, it is Simeon... there is an history for me, that if you like I will share, just mail me. It's a cool story. Here is a sermon by Martin Luther that speaks of Simeon, http://homepage.mac.com/shanerosenthal/reformationink/mllk02d.htm

and some more links are:

http://www.cpdl.org/wiki/index.php/Nunc_dimittis

The Song of Simeon (Nunc dimittis)
from Rachmaninoff Vespers
All Night Vigil

Lord, now lettest Thou Thy servant depart in peace
according to Thy word:
For mine eyes have seen Thy salvation,
Which Thou hast prepared before the face of all peaple;
To be a light to lighten the Gentiles
and to be the glory of Thy people Israel.
Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Ghost;
As it was in the beginning is now, and ever shall be world without end.
Amen.


from the website http://www.musicworcester.org/events-tickets/sergei-rachmaninoffs-vespers-all-night-vigil-opus-37

the Nunc is described:

"5 Perhaps the most famous and certainly the most extraordinary of the Vigil movements, this setting of the Song of Simeon (Luke 2: 29-32) is the high point of Vespers. The text is said by the priest whenever a child is received into the church. Rachmaninoff was particularly fond of this movement and wanted it at his funeral, but this wish was not granted because no place could be found for it in the funeral service. Against a gently rocking background, the tenor solo sings a Kiev chant. At the end of the movement the basses descend step by step to a low B flat in what is one of the most impressive passages in the whole work."

I hope you will enjoy the beautiful song. It is one of my absolute favourites and I would love to sing the chorus again! There is a beautiful cello rendition http://songza.fm/~sygqar by Sonia Wieder-Atherton. I recommend listening to another Nunc Dimittis by Gretchaninoff. If you enjoyed this one, you will undoubtedly be moved by the Gretchaninoff, too.




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