 Positive Hope!
”Hope smiles from the threshold of the new year to come, whispering, ‘it will be happier.’” - Alfred Lord Tennyson This sunrise photo was taken near Madison, WI USA probably on September 19, 1998, with a Kodak cartridge film camera.
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 Angels we have heard on high
1 Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o'er the plains, And the mountains in reply Echo back their joyous strains. Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo! 2 Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong? What the gladsome tidings be Which inspire your heav'nly song. Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo! 3 Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing; Come, adore on bended knee Christ the Lord, the newborn King. Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo! Taken on June 14, 2007 with a Canon PowerShot A630 on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska USA. This was previously published on December 26, 2020.  Away in a manger, no crib for a bed.
1 Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, the little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head; the stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay; the little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay. 2 The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes, but little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes. I love you, Lord Jesus: look down from the sky and stay by my side until morning is nigh. 3 Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask you to stay close by me forever and love me, I pray. Bless all the dear children in your tender care; prepare us for heaven to live with you there. James R. Murray Based on Luke 2:4-7. Taken on December 8, 2020 with an iPhone SE 2020 in Calumet County, WI. USA. This was previously published on December 25, 2020.  Silent night, holy night!
1 Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright 'Round yon virgin mother and child. Holy Infant so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, Sleep in heavenly peace. 2 Silent night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight; Glories stream from heaven afar; Heav'nly hosts sing "alleluia! Christ, the Savior, is born! Christ, the Savior, is born!" 3 Silent night, holy night! Son of God, love's pure light Radiant beams from thy holy face, With the dawn of redeeming grace, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth. Text: Joseph Mohr, 1816 Melody: Franz Xaver Gruber, 1818 Taken on November 29, 2020 with an iPhone SE 2020 in the Village of Harrison, WI USA. This was previously published on December 24, 2020..  “And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots:“ Isaiah 11:1 KJV
This photo of fallen tree roots taken on October 8, 2020 with an iPhone SE 2020 at Ledge View Nature Center, Chilton, Wisconsin USA.  O come, O come, Immanuel,
and ransom captive Israel that mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Immanuel shall come to you, O Israel. Latin, 9th Century French Melody, 15th Century Taken on October 27, 2020 with an iPhone SE 2020 in Calumet County, WI USA. Previously published on this blog on December 19, 2020.  Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates;
behold, the King of glory waits; the King of kings is drawing near; the Savior of the world is here! Author: Georg Weissel Translator: Catherine Winkworth Based on Psalm 24 Taken on October 18, 2018 with an iPhone 6s of Holy Hill Basilica, Hubertus, Wisconsin USA. Previously published on this blog on December 12, 2020. |
