Here is a little lesson in the importance of proper enunciation and good church acoustics. Please be sure to put down the Pepsi before you click.
PS: This was an unfamiliar hymn to me. It is called “Blessed City, Heavenly Salem,” from a seventh century Latin text. The real lyrics, translated by John Mason Neale, are:
Blessed city, heavenly Salem,
Vision dear of peace and love,
Who of living stones art builded
In the height of heav’n above,
And, with angel hosts encircled,
As a bride dost earthward move.From celestial realms descending,
Bridal glory round thee shed,
Meet for him whose love espoused thee,
To thy Lord shalt thou be led;
All thy streets and all thy bulwarks
Of pure gold are fashion?®d.
Great Hymn – especially to the tune by Purcell.
LOLOLOLOLOL!
That’s even better than “While Shepherds Watched their Socks by Night” or “Up from the Gravy, a Rose.”
You did it, Dr. P. Haven’t laughed a whole lot lately, but I did this morning.
Glad to hear I’ve made you laugh, Psalmist, and here’s hoping something else makes you jump for joy in a few hours.
(smile) Thanks, DP. I’m waiting to hear. I’ll post elsewhere some of the specifics…not that anyone’s dying to hear them, you undestand.
Oh, just noticed: That earlier Christmas carol reference should have been, “While Shepherds WASHED their Socks by Night.”