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Psalm 51, for Harold xxx
29 Mar
The sweetest of song to escape from the Sistine Chapel…
The Choir of Claire College, Cambridge.
I had the joy of listening to a performance last year
at Douai Abbey, Woolhampton, Berkshire.
Sweet sweet tears…
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There Is A Green Hill Far Away – King’s College Choir, Cambridge.
29 Mar
The choir of King’s College, Cambridge sing this lovely Easter hymn.
I remember this well from my childhood in Scotland.
“Mrs Cecil Frances Alexander wrote this hymn as she sat up one night with her seriously sick daughter. Many times, traveling to town to shop, she had passed a small grassy mound, just outside the old city wall of Derry, Ireland. It always made her think of Calvary, and it came to mind as she wrote this hymn.”
There Is a Green Hill Far Away.
Music by William Horsley.
There is a green hill far away,
without a city wall,
where our dear Lord was crucified
who died to save us all.
We may not know, we cannot tell,
what pains he had to bear,
but we believe it was for us
he hung and suffered there.
He died that we might be forgiven,
he died to make us good,
that we might go at last to heaven,
saved by his precious blood.
There was no other good enough
to pay the price of sin,
he only could unlock the gate
of heaven and let us in.
O dearly, dearly has he loved!
And we must love him too,
and trust in his redeeming blood,
and try his works to do.
Nesta Robert Marley
24 Oct
Beauty personified.
In his own words…
“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that you’ve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you say and actually want to hear more. You share hopes for the future, dreams that will never come true, goals that were never achieved and the many disappointments life has thrown at you. When something wonderful happens, you can’t wait to tell them about it, knowing they will share in your excitement. They are not embarrassed to cry with you when you are hurting or laugh with you when you make a fool of yourself. Never do they hurt your feelings or make you feel like you are not good enough, but rather they build you up and show you the things about yourself that make you special and even beautiful. There is never any pressure, jealousy or competition but only a quiet calmness when they are around. You can be yourself and not worry about what they will think of you because they love you for who you are. The things that seem insignificant to most people such as a note, song or walk become invaluable treasures kept safe in your heart to cherish forever. Memories of your childhood come back and are so clear and vivid it’s like being young again. Colours seem brighter and more brilliant. Laughter seems part of daily life where before it was infrequent or didn’t exist at all. A phone call or two during the day helps to get you through a long day’s work and always brings a smile to your face. In their presence, there’s no need for continuous conversation, but you find you’re quite content in just having them nearby. Things that never interested you before become fascinating because you know they are important to this person who is so special to you. You think of this person on every occasion and in everything you do. Simple things bring them to mind like a pale blue sky, gentle wind or even a storm cloud on the horizon. You open your heart knowing that there’s a chance it may be broken one day and in opening your heart, you experience a love and joy that you never dreamed possible. You find that being vulnerable is the only way to allow your heart to feel true pleasure that’s so real it scares you. You find strength in knowing you have a true friend and possibly a soul mate who will remain loyal to the end. Life seems completely different, exciting and worthwhile. Your only hope and security is in knowing that they are a part of your life.”
Bob Marley
ABELMOIR GOES GLOBAL…
22 Oct
Moss Piglet’s homeboy Axi Ambystoma Axolotl…
AKA Ol’ CUP MOUTH,
He wants to celebrate our crossing the continental landbridge today and hitting República del Ecuador with his ‘I’m homesick’ song …not again Axi PLEASE
…go on then Axi HIT IT BOY!
“I was NOT born in Basingstoke! I am endangered in the wild and I came from somewhere in an egg. I’m an eight and a half year old baby…I am EXOTIC OK”
NEWS FROM THE TANK: AXI GOT A NEW HOUSE…bigger tank arrived yesterday 30th October as O’l Cup Mouth’s ‘heed’ got bigger due to ‘kerfuffle’ here on WordPress AND the cheeky fellow got some of Fred Cat’s Pollock Fish, (the tail end) for breakfast this morning, after months of refusing to eat anything but 99p Store’s Mealworm for Birds…after rejecting his expensive ‘Krill’ flavoured sinking Trout Pellets, now in the post to an Old Sea Dog in Scotland, who will probably get a tummy ache from tasting them! Oh lordy.
abelmoir 
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