This is a poem written by Christina Rossetti, set to music first by Gustav Holst in 1906 and then by Harold Darke in 1911.
This is by Darke :
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In The Bleak Midwinter
Hobbies
The Fields Medal
“Rise above oneself and grasp the world” These are awarded every four years for advancement in the field of mathematics. There is an age limit of 40 on the recipients. It is a recognition of [more…]
Christianity
The Psalms
Blessed Lord, who hast caused all holy Scriptures to be written for our learning: Grant that we may in such wise hear them, read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest them, that by patience and comfort [more…]
Arts
The Coventry Carol
Several oil-on-oak-panel versions of The Massacre of the Innocents were painted by 16th-century Netherlandish painters Pieter Bruegel the Elder and his son Pieter Brueghel the Younger. The work translates the Biblical account of the Massacre [more…]