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Why There? Why Then? The First Coming of the Messiah

25th December 2021 1642again 1631 Comments

We are fast approaching Advent, the Christian season that looks forward to Christ’s nativity.  Today I am not going to tell you what you most probably already know about Advent, its significance and meaning, but [more…]

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God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

13th December 2020 OldTrout 1854 Comments

The third Sunday of Advent – #Joy.   A traditional English carol from the 16th century or earlier.   © OldTrout  

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In The Bleak Midwinter

8th December 2020 OldTrout 2221 Comments

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 :   © OldTrout  

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The Psalms

6th December 2020 Going Postal 2404 Comments

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…]

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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

29th November 2020 OldTrout 2290 Comments

Today is the first Sunday of Advent.  It is time to light the first candle. #Hope. O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of [more…]

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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

25th December 2019 OldTrout 1099 Comments

Painted in about 1470/75, it is in the National Gallery. One of my favourite carols: Merry Christmas!   OldTrout 2019  

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The Coventry Carol

22nd December 2019 OldTrout 1882 Comments

The fourth Sunday of Advent. #Love Original spelling Modernised spelling Lully, lulla, thow littell tine child, By by, lully, lullay thow littell tyne child, By by, lully, lullay! Lully, lullay, thou little tiny child, Bye [more…]

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Adeste, Fideles

15th December 2019 OldTrout 1058 Comments

The third Sunday of Advent – #Peace. Maestà, or Maestà of Duccio is an altarpiece composed of many individual paintings commissioned by the city of Siena in 1308 from the artist Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1308–1311 [more…]

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O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

1st December 2019 OldTrout 3048 Comments

Today is the first Sunday of Advent.  It is time to light the first candle. #Hope. O come, O come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of [more…]

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