Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL.
For Thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever and ever. Amen †
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This Charlie Bird choice is an entire LP. Its selections will (ok . . . should) play in sequence.
Thank you for sharing… outstanding Garrison
Thanks, benzy . . . 🙂
Tune in to this one and just listen… and it WILL move you
Another good’un benzy. Thanks!
From tonight’s European Conservative site. (Edits mine.)
The images from Ceuta are extraordinary and frightening. Tens of thousands of people moved toward a small European territory on the North African coast, many entering through the sea, swimming around border barriers or walking through shallow coastal waters. Spain’s Interior Ministry estimated that approximately 50,000 people entered Ceuta within twenty-four hours. Local estimates placed the total over several days even higher.
Calling such an event merely “migration” risks concealing its political significance. Migration ordinarily describes the movement of individuals and families from one country to another. What occurred in Ceuta looked less like an orderly migratory process than a mass breach of a sovereign border. That distinction matters.
The language of victory
One of the most revealing aspects of the images was not simply the crossing of the border itself but the manner in which some immigrants presented it.
Videos circulated in Arabic social media showing young people documenting their journey, celebrating their arrival and making signs of victory after reaching European territory. The crossing was represented as an accomplishment: the successful defeat of a border and the triumphant arrival in Europe. This symbolism should not be dismissed:
A border crossing celebrated as a victory implies that the authority of the receiving state has been defeated. It turns illegal entry into a spectacle that can be reproduced, circulated, and imitated. Every successful crossing becomes advertising for the next one.
CHRIST IS THE WORLD’S REDEEMER
1. Christ is the world’s redeemer, The lover of the pure,
The font of heavenly wisdom, Our trust and hope secure.
The armor of His soldiers, The Lord of earth and sky,
Our health when we are living, our life when we shall die.
2. Christ has our host surrounded With clouds of martyrs bright,
Who wave their palms in triumph And fire us for the fight.
Then Christ a cross ascended To save a world undone
And suffering for the sinful, Our full redemption won.
3. Down through the realm of darkness, He strode in victory,
And at the hour appointed He rose triumphantly.
And now, to heaven ascended, He sits upon the throne
Whence He had ne’er departed, His Father’s and His own.
4.∆ Glory to God the Father, The unbegotten One,
All honor be to Jesus, His sole begotten son.
And to the Holy Spirit, the perfect Trinity.
Let all the worlds give answer: Amen! So let it be.
The text of this hymn is attributed to the Irish monk and missionary, Columba of Iona (621-697 AD). Along with his successors, he is given credit for the conversion of the Scots and Picts to Christianity.