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December 18, 2005
My favorite hymn from today:
1. People, look east. The time is near
Of the crowning of the year.
Make your house fair as you are able,
Trim the hearth and set the table.
People, look east and sing today:
Love, the guest, is on the way.
2. Furrows, be glad. Though earth is bare,
One more seed is planted there:
Give up your strength the seed to nourish,
That in course the flower may flourish.
People, look east and sing today:
Love, the rose, is on the way.
3. Stars, keep the watch. When night is dim
One more light the bowl shall brim,
Shining beyond the frosty weather,
Bright as sun and moon together.
People, look east and sing today:
Love, the star, is on the way.
4. Angels, announce with shouts of mirth
Christ who brings new life to earth.
Set every peak and valley humming
With the word, the Lord is coming.
People, look east and sing today:
Love, the Lord, is on the way.
Sung to the tune Besancon (a French traditional carol). You can hear the midi here if you're not familiar with it.
Posted by MamaT at December 18, 2005 3:55 PM
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One more verse - in my hymnal it's #3...
Birds, though you long have ceased to build,
Guard the nest that must be filled.
Even the hour when wings are frozen
He for fledging time has chosen!
People look east, and sing today:
Love, the bird, is on the way.
Posted by: Salome Ellen at December 19, 2005 5:38 AM
I love this hymn, I was just a-beltin it out today.
Posted by: Marsha at December 19, 2005 9:17 AM
I love this hymn, too. 2 reasons:
1: my Uncle Paul thinks singing "Love, the Bird," sounds silly, and every year he grimaces at this song. For that reason, it's a hometown favorite of mine because it reminds me of him.
2: I really started loving the first verse this year, as I tried to "make my house fair." We tend to forget WHY we decorate at all, just knowing that "the rest of the neighbors do, and I HAVE to." But it's to WELCOME the GUEST Of HONOR! I love that. :)
Posted by: MySelf at December 19, 2005 10:20 AM