Of the Week

As of the date of this post, these are my favorite ten national anthem melodies. This ranking was made based on my preference for the music without respect to any of the words of these anthems. The purpose of this post is to share good melodies, not to inspire patriotism toward any earthly nation. So here goes the countdown! 10. Namibia 9. Bahamas 8. Russia 7. United States 6. Tanzania / Zambia / South Africa (half) 5. Kosovo 4. Wales 3. Germany 2. Netherlands 1. United Kingdom / New Zealand (one of two) / Liechtenstein "fear thou the LORD and the king" Proverbs 24:21

Words: John Fawcett Music: Hans Georg Nägeli Arrangement:  Low­ell Ma­son Blest be the tie that binds Our hearts in Christian love; The fellowship of kindred minds Is like to that above. Before our Father’s throne We pour our ardent prayers; Our fears, our hopes, our aims are one Our comforts and our cares. We share each other’s woes, Our mutual burdens bear; And often for each other flows The sympathizing tear. When we asunder part, It gives us inward pain; But we shall still be joined in heart, And hope to meet again. This glorious hope revives Our courage by the way; While each in expectation lives, And longs to see the day. From sorrow, toil and pain, And sin, we shall be free, And perfect love and friendship reign Through all eternity. "the Lord make you to increase and abound in love one toward another, and toward all men, even as we do toward you: to the end he may stablish your hearts unblameable in holiness  before God, even our Fa

A Mac and Its Chauffeur August 2016 You Lookin' At Me? August 2016 Not Seen August 2016 Simple Still Life August 2016 Open Composition August 2016 Abstract Chairs August 2016 Abstract September 2016 Pencil Bag—Gone Wild September 2016 Drapery—or a Striped Mountain? September 2016 Pattern of Love September 2016 The Pillar Box September 2016 Pinwheel Galaxy September 2016 Crumpled September 2016 24-hour Clock September 2016 Hallway in Wake Forest, NC October 2016 Perspectives October 2016 Dishing Up October 2016 Pillar October & November 2016 Reflections November 2016 Complementary Colors November 2016 Copy of Winslow Homer's Sailing off Gloucester 2016 (Homer's: c. 1880) "drawing is the basis of art" Arshile Gorky

Photo by Allan Stanglin (u sed by permission) Retrieved from allanstanglin.com Poet: Sidney Lanier Year: 1880 Into the woods my Master went, Clean forspent, forspent. Into the woods my Master came, Forspent with love and shame. But the olives they were not blind to Him, The little gray leaves were kind to Him: The thorn-tree had a mind to Him When into the woods He came. Out of the woods my Master went, And He was well content. Out of the woods my Master came, Content with death and shame. When Death and Shame would woo Him last, From under the trees they drew Him last: 'Twas on a tree they slew Him—last When out of the woods He came. "And  there appeared an angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him. And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground." Luke 22:43-44 KJV