Advent Sunday wouldn't be complete without singing Wesley's great hymn of the Second Advent, "Lo! He comes with clouds descending"...
I recall singing this at (English) Vespers in years past; it is a glorious canticle.
זמרו משכיל • zammerû maśkîl • ψάλατε συνετως • psallite intellegenter • canite erudite • sing ye wisely • chantez vous avec intelligence • lobsinget ihm klüglich • sing ye praises with understanding
Sicut enim majus est illuminare quam lucere solum, ita majus est contemplata aliis tradere quam solum contemplari.
Where orthodoxy is optional, orthodoxy will sooner or later be prohibited.
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I recall singing this at (English) Vespers in years past; it is a glorious canticle.
Ah yes, times past. I recall singing this as a Lutheran...
It really riles me that some songs are deemed "protestant" and some "catholic". Many "protestant" hymns are more Catholic than the "catholic" hymns...
The once and future hymn? We can only hope.
"Lo Hymns come on clouds descending..."
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