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According to Wikipedia, " Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring is the most common English title of a piece of music derived from the 10th and last movement of the cantata Herz und Mund unt Tat und Leben , BWV 147 ("Heart and Mouth and Deed and Life"), composed by Johann Sebastian Bach in 1716 and 1723." The basic melody for this chorale was written by Johann Schop. Johann Sebastian Bach harmonized and orchestrated it. The words below are not the original words Bach used. Written by the poet Robert Bridges, they are the most commonly-heard English words associated with this piece. Jesu, joy of man's desiring, Holy wisdom, love most bright; Drawn by Thee, our souls aspiring Soar to uncreated light. Word of God, our flesh that fashioned, With the fire of life impassioned, Striving still to truth unknown, Soaring, dying round Thy throne. Through the way were hope is guiding, Hark, what peaceful music rings; Where the flock, in Thee confiding, Drinking of

Lead vocal: David Francey Guitar: Craig Werth Bouzouki: Craig Werth Fiddle: Geoff Somers Percussion: Shane Simpson Backing vocals: The Boys Brigade Irregulars Album: Right of Passage Album year: 2007 We were standing the last watch At the close of the day— Three days on the water Out from Thunder Bay. 'Cross Superior, Huron, And into St. Clair, On a bright day in summer I found myself there. Dead calm on the water As blue as the sky, And we waved from the water As we slowly passed by. We entered Lake Erie. It was late in the day. You could see that storm coming  From a mile away. We had all lights burning bright, All lights burning bright. That storm overtook us, And it fell like the night, And the Point and the Island, They passed out of sight. But we sailed on rock steady, Set course through the storm, As the sky fell upon us And the wind drove us on. We had all lights burning bright, All lights burning bright. And I thought to

"O sing unto the LORD a new song; for he hath done marvellous things" _______________________________________________________ It's been five years since the first "of the week" was published! The journey continues . . .

Comfort ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity is pardoned: for she hath received of the LORD'S hand double for all her sins. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the LORD, make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill shall be made low: and the crooked shall be made straight, and the rough places plain: and the glory of the LORD shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together: for the mouth of the LORD hath spoken it . The voice said, Cry. And he said, What shall I cry? All flesh is grass, and all the goodliness thereof is as the flower of the field: the grass withereth, the flower fadeth: because the spirit of the LORD bloweth upon it: surely the people is grass. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for e

Composer: Adam Young Album: The Endurance Year: 2016 Click here to learn more about the album or to download it. "In 1914, Ernest Shackleton and his crew sailed for the Antarctic in the vessel Endurance. Not long into their voyage, they encountered polar pack ice and progress slowed to a stop. The Endurance was within 200 miles of her destination when the ship became beset, and as the wind compressed the ice in the Weddell Sea against land, the Endurance was slowly crushed to death and the men forced to abandon her. How Shackleton managed to reach South Georgia and arrange for the rescue of his crew remains one of the greatest survival stories of all time. The incredible resilience of the crew of the Endurance, and of Shackleton himself, is one of my favorite historical accounts because it serves as a reminder to us all: when things look bleakest, not all is lost." - Adam Young " thus we went along, and thus we returned." Ernest Shackleton