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Poet: Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) Written: 1851 Published: 1862 THE FLESH "Sweet, thou art pale."           "More pale to see, Christ hung upon the cruel tree And bore His Father's wrath for me." "Sweet, thou art sad."             "Beneath a rod More heavy, Christ for my sake trod The winepress of the wrath of God." "Sweet, thou art weary."           "Not so Christ: Whose mighty love of me sufficed For Strength, Salvation, Eucharist." "Sweet, thou art footsore."           "If I bleed, His feet have bled: yea, in my need His Heart once bled for mine indeed." THE WORLD "Sweet, thou art young."           "So He was young Who for my sake in silence hung Upon the Cross with Passion wrung." "Look, thou art fair."           "He was more fair Than men, Who d...

Words: John Henry Newman (1833); Edward Henry Bickersteth, Jr. (fourth verse) Music:   Lux Benigna (John Bacchus Dykes, 1865) / Sandon (Charles Henry Purday, 1857) / Alberta (William Henry Harris, 1930) Lead, kindly Light, amid th’encircling gloom, lead Thou me on! The night is dark, and I am far from home; lead Thou me on! Keep Thou my feet; I do not ask to see The distant scene; one step enough for me. I was not ever thus, nor prayed that Thou shouldst lead me on; I loved to choose and see my path; but now lead Thou me on! I loved the garish day, and, spite of fears, Pride ruled my will. Remember not past years! So long Thy power hath blest me, sure it still will lead me on. O’er moor and fen, o’er crag and torrent, till the night is gone, And with the morn those angel faces smile, which I  Have loved long since, and lost awhile! Meantime, along the narrow rugged path, Thyself hast trod, Lead, Savior, lead me home in childlike faith, home to ...

Inventions Brillo pads zippers stainless steel crossword puzzles Firsts 1st minimum wage law in U.S. 1st U.S. presidential press conference 1st small claims court in U.S. 1st Chinese parliament 1st pilot to parachute from airplane 1st aerobatic maneuver of an airplane 1st U.S. paved coast-to-coast highway 1st flight over the Mediterranean Sea 1st of Ford's moving assembly lines 1st Chinese president 1st school of dental hygiene 1st drive-in gas station 1st movie serial's premiere Deaths Harriet Tubman John Pierpont Morgan Rudolf Diesel Births Richard Nixon Rosa Parks Vince Lombardi Gerald Ford "Red" Skelton Menachem Begin Jesse Owens Alexander Scourby Benjamin Britten Events 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution adopted Woodrow Wilson's first Presidential inauguration 17th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution adopted Woolworth Building finished Albania recognized as new country Gettysburg 50th anniversary reunion for ...

a look back at the 17 OTW's of 2012 of the week: Verse 1 Corinthians 10:31 September 14 OTW: hymn "Be Still My Soul" September 21 OTW: fall paintings fall/autumn paintings from the 1800s September 28 OTW: verses Romans 8:1-11 October 5 OTW: house Fallingwater October 12 OTW: sermon Sermon on the Mount October 19 OTW: poem "Smells I Like" October 26 OTW: painting Among the Sierra Nevada Mountains, California November 2 OTW: Bible passage Romans 13:1-7 November 9 OTW: prayer "Kyrie" November 16 OTW: chorus But Thanks Be to God November 22 OTW: symphonic poem Vltava / Die Moldau / The Moldau November 30 OTW: websites 3 hymn sites December 7 OTW: Psalm Psalm 107 December 14 OTW: winter paintings winter paintings from the 1800s December 21 OTW: poem "Christmas Bells" December 25 2012 year-ender Revelation 5:9-14;  Worthy Is t...