Christmas music: day 4

Representative Text1 We three kings of Orient are;bearing gifts we traverse afar,field and fountain, moor and mountain,following yonder star.Refrain:O star of wonder, star of light,star with royal beauty bright,westward leading, still proceeding,guide us to thy perfect light.2 Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain,gold I bring to crown him again,King forever, ceasing never,over us all toContinue reading “Christmas music: day 4”

Christmas music: day 2

Lyrics: Hail blessed morn, see the great Mediator Down from the regions of glory descend Shepherds go worship the babe in a manger Lo! For a guard the bright angels attend Say, shall we yield Him, in costly devotion Fragrance of Edom and off’rings divine? Gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean MyrrhContinue reading “Christmas music: day 2”

What’s the hold up?

Stripped, I wait with eager anticipation. Kept in the dark, waiting. Waiting for light. Waiting for warmth. Waiting for joy. Waiting for warm fingers to glide over me. Posing me just right.  Waiting for those noises of approval.  That make me blush. Waiting for energy to surge through me. Remembering that kaleidoscope glow. Remembering thatContinue reading “What’s the hold up?”

Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas Luke 1 – 12 The Birth of Jesus 2 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. 2 (This was the first census that took place while[a] Quirinius was governor of Syria.) 3 And everyone went to their own town to register. 4 So Joseph also went up from theContinue reading “Merry Christmas”