Flashback Friday: I Was Born In Love With You

"From another time...from another place...from another world,
I remembered your face..."

Wuthering Heights

(1970)

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 This haunting melody from the album Legrand Affair, and featuring the
exquisite vocal talent of American actress and recording star Melissa Errico,
is the theme song from the 1970 movie, "Wuthering Heights" starring
Timothy Dalton and Anna Calder-Marshall.

 Emily Bronte's brooding 1847 tale of "Wuthering Heights" is set 
 against the backdrop of the wild, windswept English moors, and tells
of the stormy romance between the mysterious gypsy, Heathcliff,
and the willful Catherine Earnshaw, a love which transcends 
both the passage of time...and eternity.

I Was Born In Love With You

(2011)

Melissa Errico

Lord You Have Been Our Dwelling Place

 

"..and proclaim liberty throughout all the land to all inhabitants."
(Leviticus 25:10)

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In the following psalm, Moses, the man of God, and the deliverer of the Hebrew people from slavery in Egypt,  is interceding with the Lord on behalf of Israel to remove His curse from that disobedient and idolatrous nation.   I believe the words of Moses' prayer sorely reflect the ungodly and rebellious condition of America today.  I pray that God in His mercy will spare this nation from His impending wrath, and will deliver us from the plague of  appalling wickedness,  both human and spiritual, which has afflicted our land.

PSALM 90
A Prayer of Moses the man of God

Lord, You have been our dwelling place and our refuge in all generations.

Before the mountains were brought forth or ever You had formed and given
birth to the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting You are God.

You turn man back to dust and corruption, and say, "Return O sons of the earthborn!"

For a thousand years in Your sight are but yesterday when it is past,
 or as a watch in the night.

You carry away these disobedient people, doomed to die within forty years,
 as with a flood; they are as a sleep, vague and forgotten, as soon as they are gone. 
 In the morning they are like grass which grows up-

In the morning it flourishes and springs up; in the evening it is mown down and withers.

For we, the Israelites in the wilderness are consumed by Your anger,
and by Your wrath we are troubled, overwhelmed, and frightened away.

Our iniquities, our secret heart and its sins, which we would so like to conceal
even from ourselves. You have set in the revealing light of Your countenance.

For all our days out here in the wilderness, says Moses, pass away in Your wrath;
we spend our years as a tale that is told, for we adults know we are doomed to die
soon, without reaching Canaan.

The days of our years are threescore and ten (seventy years) or even by reason
of strength fourscore (eighty years) yet is their pride in additional years only
labor and sorrow, for it is soon gone, and we fly away.

Who knows the power of Your anger?  Who worthily connects this brevity of life
with Your recognition of sin?  And Your wrath, who connects it with the
 reverent and worshipful fear that is due You?

So teach us to number our days, that we may get us a heart of wisdom.

Turn, O Lord, from Your fierce anger!  How long-?  Revoke Your sentence
and be compassionate and at ease toward Your servants.

O satisfy us with Your mercy and loving-kindness in the morning,
now before we are older, that we may rejoice and be glad all our days.

Make us glad in proportion to the days in which You have afflicted us
and to the years in which we have suffered evil.

Let Your work, the signs of Your power, be revealed to Your servants,
and Your glorious majesty to their children.

And let the beauty and delightfulness and favor of the Lord our God be
upon us; confirm and establish the work of our hands-yes, the work
of our hands, confirm and establish it.

Joshua & Caleb Bring Us Up-To-Date Information On The Current Crisis In Israel

 

The Bearded Bible brothers discuss the current
political and social upheaval going on in Israel.

Joshua and Caleb Bring Us Up-To-Date

On The Current Crisis In Israel

Our Jewish Roots

(March 29, 2023)

In Every Change He Faithful Will Remain

"God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; and death shall be no more,
neither shall there be anguish, sorrow, and mourning, nor grief nor pain
any more, for the old conditions and former order of things have passed away."
(Revelation 21:4)

An American flag rises from the catastrophic damage left in the wake of severe thunderstorms and

 tornadoes which ripped across the state of Mississippi and other areas of the southern US this past week.

Photograph courtesy/Reuters

 

Be still my soul: the Lord is on thy side;

Bear patiently the cross of grief or pain;

Leave to thy God to order and provide;

In every change He faithful will remain.

Be still my soul; thy best, thy heavenly Friend

Thro' thorny ways leads to a joyful end. 

Be still my soul: thy God doth undertake

To guide the future as He has the past.

Thy hope, thy confidence let nothing shake;

All now mysteries shall be bright at last.

Be still my soul: the waves and winds still know

His voice who ruled them while He dwelt below.

Be still my soul: the hour is hastening on

When we shall be forever with the Lord,

When disappointment and grief, and fear are gone,

Sorrow forgot, love's purest joys restored.

Be still, my soul: when change and tears are past,

All safe and blessed we shall meet at last.

This post is dedicated to the victims of the devastating tornado outbreak
in Mississippi and in other places across the South this past week.

May God be with you and give you His strength and His peace
 in this time of terrible sorrow and loss.

"In every change, He faithful will remain."

"Be Still My Soul"
(1752)
Catharina von Schlegel
(1697-1768)
German Hymn writer

Monday Meditation: He Hideth My Soul

 

"From the ends of the earth will I cry to You, when my heart
is overwhelmed and fainting; lead me to the rock that is higher than I,
yes, a rock that is too high for me.  For You have been a shelter
and a refuge for me, a strong tower against the adversary.
I will dwell in Your tabernacle forever; let me find refuge
and trust in the shelter of Your wings.
Selah, pause and calmly think of that!"
(Psalm 61:1-4)

Daffodils In Bloom

Photograph courtesy/Old Farmer's Almanac

A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,

A wonderful Savior to me;

He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock,

Where rivers of pleasure I see.

He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock

That shadows a dry, thirsty land;

He hideth my life in the depths of His love,

And covers me there with His hand.

And covers me there with His hand.

A wonderful Savior is Jesus my Lord,

He taketh my burden away;

He holdeth me up, and I shall not be moved,

He giveth me strength as my day.

He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock

That shadows a dry, thirsty land;

He hideth my life in the depths of His love,

And covers me there with His hand.

And covers me there with His hand.

With numberless blessings each moment He crowns,

And, filled with His fullness divine'

I sing in my rapture, oh, glory to God,

For such a Redeemer is mine!

He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock

That shadows a dry, thirsty land;

He hideth my life in the depths of His love,

And covers me there with His hand.

And covers me there with His hand.

When clothed in brightness, transported,

I rise to meet Him in clouds of the sky,

His perfect salvation, His wonderful love,

I'll shout with millions on high.

He hideth my soul in the cleft of the rock

That shadows a dry, thirsty land;

He hideth my life in the depths of His love,

And covers me there with His hand.

And covers me there with His hand.

Frances Jane Van Alstyne Crosby

(March 24, 1820-February 12, 1915)
Photograph courtesy/Wikipedia

"He Hideth My Soul"
(1890)
Frances Jane "Fanny" Crosby
(1820-1915)
Prolific American hymn writer,
missionary, poetess, and composer

🎂 Happy Birthday to one of my all time favorite hymnwriters! 🎂

Known as the "Queen of Gospel Song Writers" Fanny Crosby
wrote over 8,000 hymns and Gospel songs during her lifetime.

She has always been a deep inspiration to me in my own walk of faith.

All Glory Be Thine

 

"Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that
 we might obtain mercy and find grace to help in time of need."
(Hebrews 4:16)

Little Country Church

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Thou only art holy,  Thou only the Lord;

Truth, mercy, and judgment

Shine forth in Thy Word.

Thou rulest and reignest, All others above,

They throne is eternal, Thy scepter is love.

Thy throne is eternal, Thy kingdom divine;

Henceforth and forever, All glory be Thine.

Thou only art holy, In Thee is our trust;

Thy laws are unchanging, Thy statutes are just.

All nations and people, Before Thee shall fall;

The Father, Redeemer, And Savior of all.

Thy throne is eternal, Thy kingdom divine;

Henceforth and forever, All glory be Thine.

Thou only art holy, The angels in light,

With prophets and martyrs, Their anthems unite.

Thou only art holy, O Ancient of days;

The boundless creation, Is filled with Thy praise.

Thy throne is eternal, Thy kingdom divine;

Henceforth and forever, All glory be Thine.

"All Glory Be Thine"
(1910)
Fanny Jane Crosby
(1820-1915)
Prolific American hymn writer,
mission worker, poet, lyricist, and composer

The Bread, The Rock, And The Water -Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat Preaches

 

"Everyone that thirsts come to the waters; and they that have no money,
come and buy and eat; yes, come buy (spiritual) wine and milk without
money and without price.  Wherefore do you spend money for
that which is not bread? And labor for that which does not satisfy?

Regeneration

Nancy Cupp

Fine Art America

Hearken diligently unto Me and eat that which is good, and
let your soul delight itself in fatness.  Incline your ear and come
unto Me and your soul shall live."
(Isaiah 55:1-3)

Don't Miss This Important Message

Rabbi Zev Porat Preaches

(March 25, 2023)

Elizabeth Barton: Holy Maid Or Tudor Troublemaker?

 

Elizabeth Barton

Holy Maid or Mad Woman?

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In honor of Women's History Month, Dr. Kat Marchant, gracious host
of Reading The Past, brings us another fascinating chapter of Tudor-era 
 English royal history with the life and times of the beguiling Elizabeth Barton,
 more famously (or perhaps infamously?) known as the Holy Maid of Kent.

Elizabeth Barton: Holy Maid Or Tudor Troublemaker?

Reading The Past

(March 24, 2023)

Flashback Friday: Pickin' Up Strangers

 "Pickin up strangers...let me tell you about the dangers..."

A great slow dance tune from  legendary country crooner Johnny Lee.

Pickin Up Strangers

(1980)

Johnny Lee

An Indian Love Song

 

Light o' the lodge, how I love thee,

Light o' the lodge how I love thee,

Mianza, my wild-wood fawn!

To wait and to watch for thy passing

On hill-top I linger at dawn.

"Eternal Soulmates"
Lee Bogle
American artist
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Glimmer of morn, how I love thee,

Glimmer of morn, how I love thee!

My flute to the ground now I fling,

As you tread the steep trail to the spring,

For thy coming has silenced my song.

Shimmer of moon on the river,

Sheen of soft star on the lake!

Moonlight and starlight are naught

Their gleam and their glow is ne'er fraught

With such love-light as falls from thine eyes.

"An Indian Love Song"
(1924)
Hen-toh
Bertrand Nicholas Oliver Walker
(1870-1927)
Wyandot Indian poet

Joshua & Caleb Explain The Curse of Adam & Eve And Original Sin

 

The Bearded Bible brothers delve into the topic of original sin
and how we are redeemed from its curse.

Joshua & Caleb Explain

 The Curse Of Adam & Eve And Original Sin

Our Jewish Roots

(March 23, 2023)

Katherine Willoughby: Courtier, Patron, Magnate

 

Katherine Willoughby
(1519-1580)

Duchess of Suffolk

12th Baroness Willoughby d'Eresby
Image courtesy/Wikipedia

Dr. Kat Marchant, gracious host of Reading The Past, presents
another intriguing look back into English royal history with
 the life and legacy of Katherine Willoughby.

Katherine Willoughby:

Courier, Patron, Magnate

Reading The Past

(March 17, 2023)

Monday Meditation: From Everlasting To Everlasting Blessed Be The Lord

 

*Psalm 41

To the Chief Musician.
A Psalm of David.

The Dolomites

Trentino Alto-Adige Italy

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Blessed is he who considers the weak and the poor;
the Lord will deliver him in the time of evil and trouble.

The Lord will protect him and keep him alive; he shall be called
blessed in the land; and You will not deliver him to the will of his enemies.

The Lord will sustain, refresh, and strengthen him on his bed of languishing;
all his bed You, O Lord, will turn, change, and transform in his illness.

I said, Lord, be merciful and gracious to me; heal my inner self,
 for I have sinned against You.

My enemies speak evil of me, saying, When will he die and his name perish?

And when one comes to see me, he speaks falsehood and empty words,
while his heart gathers mischievous gossip against me;
 when he goes away, he tells it abroad.

All who hate me whisper together about me; against me do they
devise my hurt imagining the worst for me.

An evil disease, say they, is poured out upon him and cleaves
fast to him; and now that he is bedfast, he will not rise up again.

Even my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, relied on and was
confident, who ate of my bread, has lifted up his heel against me.

But You, O Lord, be merciful and gracious to me, and raise me up
that I might requite them.

By this I know that You favor and delight in me, because my
enemy does not triumph over me.

And as for me, You have upheld me in my integrity and set
me in Your presence forever.

Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel, from everlasting
and to everlasting, (from this age to the next) and forever!
Amen and Amen.  (So be it).

*All Scripture taken from The Amplified Bible.

The Lord Is My Light

The Lord is my Light and my Yeshua (Salvation) whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the Strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid?"
(Psalm 27:1)

The Lord Is My Light

(1997)

Eden's Bridge

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Saturday Night Country Gold: Six Days On The Road

 

A salute to the American truck driver.

Six Days On The Road

(1975)

Dave Dudley

Amir Tsarfati: God's Appointed Time

 

"To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under heaven."
(Ecclesiastes 3:1)

God's Appointed Time

Amir Tsarfati

March 17, 2023

Flashback Friday: The Unicorn

 

A song to make you smile on St. Patrick's Day and always!

The Unicorn

(1967)

The Irish Rovers

Joshua And Caleb, The Bearded Bible Brothers, Explain How We Are Made In God's Image

 

Joshua and Caleb explain how we have been fearfully and wonderfully
 made in the likeness and image of the Creator God

🎂 Happy Birthday Caleb! 🎂

Made In God's Image

Our Jewish Roots

(March 16, 2023)

Happy Saint Patrick's Day Blessing

 

Here's wishing you the tops o' life

Without a single tumble

Here's wishing you the smiles o' life

And not a single grumble...

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Here's wishing you the best o' life

And not a flaw about it,

Here's wishing you all the joy in life

And not a day without it!

Here's to the land of the Shamrock

Where Irish hearts are true

Here's to our blessed Saint Patrick

But most of all, here's to you!

From the book,
"Irish Blessings"
An Illustrated Edition
With Legends, Poems, and Greetings
Copyright 1990
Gramercy Books

An Important Message Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat Preaches

 

"For God alone my soul waits in silence; from Him comes my salvation.
He only is my Rock and my Salvation, my Defense and my Fortress,
I shall not be greatly moved."
(Psalm 62:1-2)

Important Message

Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat Preaches

messiah ofisrael

(March 6, 2023)

The Glory Of The Spring How Sweet

 "But it is good for me to draw near to God;  I have put my trust in the
Lord God and made Him my refuge, that I may tell of all Your works."
(Psalm 73:28)

Cute Black-nosed Lambs in Ireland

Photograph courtesy Ireland Travel via Pinterest

The glory of the spring how sweet!

The new-born life how glad!

What joy the happy earth to greet

In new, bright raiment clad!

Divine Redeemer, Thee I bless;

I greet Thy going forth;

I love Thee in the loveliness

Of Thy renewed earth.

But O these wonders of Thy grace,

These nobler works of Thine,

These marvels sweeter far to trace,

These new births more divine:

The new-born glow of faith so strong,

This bloom of love so fair,

The new-born ecstasy of song,

And fragrancy of prayer!

Creator Spirit, work in me

These wonders sweet of Thine;

Divine Redeemer, graciously

Renew this heart of mine.

Still let new life and strength upspring,

Still let new joy be given;

And grant the glad new song to ring

Through the new earth and Heaven.

"The Glory Of The Spring How Sweet"
(1867)
Thomas Hornblower Gill
(1819-1906)
English Presbyterian hymn writer 
and religious scholar

Spancil Hill

 

Last night I lay dreaming of pleasant days gone by,
Me mind bein' bent on rambling to Ireland I did fly,
I stepped aboard a vision and followed with my will,
Till next I came to anchor at the cross near Spancil Hill.

On the road between Ennis and Tulla one finds Spancil Hill,
where a fair is held every year.  It has the distinction of being
one of the oldest horse fairs in Munster, Ireland.
Photograph courtesy/The Times

Delighted by the novelty, enchanted with the scene,
Where in my early boyhood where often I had been.
I thought I heard a murmur ad I think I hear it still.
It's the little stream of water that flows down Spancil Hill.

It being the twenty-third of June, the day before the fair,
When Ireland's sons and daughters in crowds assembled there.
The young, the old, the brave and the bold, they came for sport and kill,
There were jovial conversations at the cross of Spaniel Hill.

I paid a flying visit to my first and only love,
She's white as any lily and gentle as a dove.
She threw her arms around me, saying, "Johnny I love you still"

She's Mag, the farmer's daughter, and the pride of Spancil Hill.

I dreamt I stooped and kissed her in the days of yore
She said, "Johnny, you're only joking, as many's the time before."
The cock crew in the morning, he crew both loud and shrill,
And I woke in California, many miles from Spancil Hill.

"Spancil Hill"
Based on a poem written by 
Michael Considine
(1850-1873)
An Irish immigrant living in California, Mr. Considine
wrote this poem in memory of his hometown and mailed it
to his nephew in Ireland shortly before his death.

The rendition of Spancil Hill written by the late singer/songwriter
Robbie McMahon, who died in 2012 at the age of eighty-six, is
widely regarded as the definitive version of this song.

Flashback Friday: If I Were A Rich Man

 

Acclaimed Israeli actor Chaim Topol passed away this week at the age of 87.
He was best known for his performance (both on the stage and screen) as
the Dairyman Teyve, in the musical, "Fiddler On The Roof".
May he rest in eternal peace.

Chaim Topol as Teyve the Dairyman

 "Fiddler On The Roof"

(1971)

Based on a series of stories by Yiddish author and playwright Sholem Aleichim,
"Fiddler On The Roof" centers around Teyve, a Jewish peasant, living out
a precarious existence, along with his wife and five daughters, in a village
in the Pale of Settlement in turn-of-the-century Imperial Russia.

This movie is one of my all time favorite musicals!

If I Were A Rich Man

Chaim Topol

"Fiddler On The Roof"

(1971)
 Turner Classic Movies

Eileen Aroon

 

When, like the early rose, Eileen, A-roon.

Beauty in childhood blows, Eileen A-roon.

When like a diadem Buds blush around the stem,

Which is the fairest gem, Eileen A-roon.

Irish Cottage Painting

(2020)

Bonnie B. Cook
Image courtesy/Fine Art America

Is it the laughing eye, Eileen A-roon,

Is it the timid sigh, Eileen A-roon

Is it the tender tone, soft as a sting'd harp moan,

Oh, it is truth alone, Eileen A-roon.

When like the rising day, Eileen A-roon

Love sends his early ray, Eileen A-roon

What makes his dawning glow, changeless 

through joy or woe,

Only the constant know, Eileen A-roon.

I knew a valley fair, Eileen A-roon,

I knew a cottage there, Eileen A-roon,

Far in that valley's shade, I knew

a gentle maid,

Flower of hazel glade, Eileen A-roon.

Eileen Aroon

(1966)

The Clancy Brothers & Tommy Makem

"Eileen Aroon"
The 14th century harper Cearbhaill O' Dalaigh composed this
 air and wrote the original lyrics of this touching love song.
The English version is by Gerald Griffin (1803-1840), 
 better known as the author of "The Colleen Bawn".

Joshua & Caleb: The Seven Days Of Creation/The Creation Saga

 

In the second episode of this intriguing series, the
  Bearded Bible brothers explain the seven days of creation.

Jacob & Caleb Explain The

"Seven Days Of Creation"

Our Jewish Roots

(March 8, 2023)

Who Is On The Lord's Side?

💖 On the occasion of International Women's Day, this post
 is dedicated to all my sisters in Christ around the world. 💖

 "Have I not commanded you?  Be strong, vigorous,
and very courageous.  Be not afraid, neither be dismayed,
for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go."
(Joshua 1:9)

Image courtesy/
The Prophetic Art of Constance Woods

Who is on the Lord's side?

Who will serve the King?

Who will be His helpers,

Other lives to bring?


Who will leave the world's side?

Who will face the foe?

Who is on the Lord's side?

Who for Him will go?


By Thy call of mercy,

By Thy grace divine,

We are on the Lord's side-

Savior, we are Thine.

Not for weight of glory,

Not for crown or palm,

Enter we the army,

Raise the warrior psalm;


But for the love that claimeth

Lives for whom He died:

He whom Jesus nameth

Must be on His side.


By Thy love constraining

By Thy grace divine,

We are on the Lord's side-

Savior we are Thine.

Jesus, Thou hast bought us,

Not with gold or gem,

But with Thine own life blood,

For Thy diadem;


With Thy blessing filling

Each who comes to Thee,

Thou hast made us willing,

Thou hast made us free.


By Thy grand redemption,

By Thy grace divine,

We are on the Lord's side

Savior, we are Thine.

Fierce may be the conflict,

Strong may be the foe,

But the King's own army

None can overthrow.


'Round His standard ranging,

Victory is secure,

For His truth unchanging

Makes the triumph sure.


Joyfully enlisting,

By Thy grace divine,

We are on the Lord's side-

Savior, we are Thine.

Chosen to be soldiers,

In an alien land,

Chosen, called, and faithful

For our Captain's band;


In the service royal,

Let us not grow cold;

Let us be right loyal, noble,

True and bold.


Master, Thou wilt keep us,

By Thy grace divine,

Always on the Lord's side-

Savior, always Thine.

Frances Ridley Havergal

(1879)

Image courtesy/Havergal Trust

"Who Is On The Lord's Side"
(1877)
Frances Ridley Havergal
(1836-1879)
English Christian poetess and hymn writer

"Salt & Light"
"Let your light shine before men
that they may see your good works
and glorify your Father Who art in heaven"
(Matthew 5: 16)

Wednesday's Word: The Mystery Of The Banquet (Book Of Esther) /Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat Preaches

 

Behold Your God!

 Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat explains the unseen
presence of God in the magnificent story of Queen Esther.

Mystery Of The Banquet

(Book of Esther)

messiah ofisrael

(March 7, 2023)

Full Worm Moon Rises Tonight

 

According to the folks at the Old Farmer's Almanac, the full Worm Moon,
the last moon of the winter season, reached its peak in the early hours of
this morning, Tuesday March 7th, specifically, 7:42 A.M. EST. 

Full Moon Over McCarthy Castle

Ballinskelligs 

County Kerry, Ireland
Photograph courtesy/
Madeleine Maria Meriwether

Also, according to the Almanac, if you have a little rain tonight in your
area, you might see a rare phenomenon called a "moonbow" which is
created by moonlight when it is refracted through water droplets in the air.
Moonbows only happen when the full Moon is low in the sky, so look
for one of these celestial delights just after sunset at twilight time.

The name  Full Worm Moon refers to the earthworms which start to
come up through the thawing soil this time of the year.  Along with the skunks
coming out of hibernation to mate,  the return of Robin Redbreast at the
 bird feeder, and clumps of cheery yellow daffodils in bloom everywhere,
 these are all signs that spring is on its way!

Other names for this month's moon include: The Lenten Moon, for the religious
season of Lent,  The Sugar Moon, credited to the Ojibwe Indian tribe as the
time when the sap of the sugar maples starts to flow, and the The Eagle and
 Goose Moon (Algonquin and Cree) for the return of these birds in the springtime.

The Rising of the Moon
(An Irish Ballad)

Oh, then tell me Sean O'Farrell, tell me why you hurry so?

Hush me, buch-all, hush and listen and his cheeks were all a-glow,

I bear orders from the captain, get you ready quick and soon,

For the pikes must be together by the rising of the moon.

By the rising of the moon, By the rising of the moon,

For the pikes must be together by the rising of the moon.

Oh then tell me, Sean O Farrell, where the gathering is to be,

In the old spot by the river, right well known to you and me.

One more word for signal token, whistle up the marching tune

With your pike upon your shoulders, by the rising of the moon.

Out from many a mudwall cabin eyes were watching through the night

Many a manly heart was throbbing for the blessed warning light

Murmurs passed along the valley like a banshee's lonely croon

And a thousand blades were flashing at the rising of the moon.

There beside the singing river that dark mass of men were seen

Far above the shining weapons hung their own beloved green

Death to every foe and traitor, forward strike the marching tune

And, Hurrah, my boys for freedom, 'tis the rising of the moon.

Well they fought for poor old Ireland and full bitter was their fate

Oh what glorious pride and sorrow fills the name of ninety-eight

Yet, thank God, while hearts are beating in manhood's burning noon

We will follow in the footsteps at the rising of the moon.

"The Rising of the Moon"
John Keegan Casey
(1846-1870)
Irish poet and orator
 "The Poet of the Fenians"


One of the central figures in the Fenian Uprising in  1867, John Keegan Casey
 was later imprisoned by the British and died on St. Patrick's Day in 1870.

"The Rising of the Moon" is based on the Irish Rebellion of 1798
which was a major uprising against British rule in Ireland.

The Mystery Of The Book Of Esther - Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat Preaches

"For if you keep silent at this time, relief and deliverance shall
 arise for the Jews from elsewhere, but you and your father's
house will perish. And who knows but that you have come to
the kingdom for such a time as this and for this very occasion?"
(Esther 4:14)

Image courtesy/Agape Bible Study

Purim, also called the Feast of Lots, will begin this evening at sundown.

This special celebration commemorates the courage of Queen Esther,
a Jewess chosen to be the Queen of Persia, whose faith in and
obedience to the Living God of Israel saved her people from
the wicked plot spun by Haman, an advisor to her husband,
 to destroy the Jews throughout the empire.

The Mystery Of The Book Of Esther

Rabbi Zev Porat Preaches

messiah ofisrael

(March 6, 2023)

Dave Hunt : Nazi, Catholic, and Muslim Mayhem Against God's Chosen Nation

 

"And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more
be torn up out of their land which I gave them, says the Lord your God."
(Amos 9:15)

Christian apologist/author Dave Hunt (1926-2013) founder of The Berean Call 
Ministries, presents a powerful documentary concerning the continuous 
satanic attack on God's chosen people and nation throughout the centuries.

Dave Hunt: Nazi, Catholic, Muslim Mayhem
Against God's Chosen Nation

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"He makes the wings His messengers..."
(Psalm 104:4)

Miracle At Golan Heights-True Story

IsraelWillStandAlone

Monday Meditation: Death Has No Power

 

"Should I ransom them from the power of Sheol, the place of the dead?
  Should I redeem them from death?
(Hosea 13:14)

Sunrise over the Sea of Galilee

Image courtesy/Sunrise Sunset Times Lookup

Are you ignorant of the fact that all of us who have been
baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into His death?

We were buried therefore with Him by the baptism into death,
so that just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glorious power of
 the Father, so we too might habitually live and behave in the newness of life.

For if we have become one with Him by sharing a death like His, we shall
also be one with Him in sharing His resurrection, by a new life lived for God.

We know that our old unrenewed self was nailed to the cross with Him
in order that our body, which is the instrument of sin, might be made effective
and inactive for evil, that we might no longer be the slaves of sin.

For when a man dies, he is freed from the power of sin.

Now if we have died with Christ, we believe that we shall also live with Him.

Because we know that Christ the Anointed One, being once raised from
the dead, will never die again; death no longer has power over Him.

For by the death He died,  He died to sin, ending His relationship to it
once for all; and the life that He lives, He is living to God in unbroken
fellowship with Him.

Even so consider yourselves also dead to sin and your relation to it broken,
 but alive to God, living in unbroken fellowship with Him in Christ Jesus.

(Romans 6:3-11)

Sunday Night Irish Gold: Danny Boy

 

Who better to sing this beautiful classic melody than the great tenor Bob McGrath.
 In addition to his phenomenal vocal talent,  he was for many years known and
 loved as a  human character, music teacher Bob Johnson, on the
 long-running PBS children's television program, "Sesame Street".
Bob passed away in December, 2022 at the age of 90.
May he rest in eternal peace.

Danny Boy

(1965)

Bob McGrath
Mitch Miller Presents Bob McGrath
 Presented to YouTube Columbia/Legacy

Amir Tsarfati: The Restrainer

 

Who is the Restrainer?   When will He be removed?

Why does He restrain?

Bible teacher/author and beloved brother in the Lord Amir Tsarfati
provides valuable insight into the Restrainer and His role
in today's world and in the future.

The Restrainer

Amir Tsarfati

Behold Israel

(March 3, 2023)

Myth Or Evidence: Juana The "Mad"?

 

Dr. Kat Marchant, gracious host of "Reading The Past" 
 brings us another intriguing look at European royal history 
with the heartbreaking story of Juana (Joanna of Castile).

Juana

(Joanna of Castile)

Queen of Aragon

(1504-1555)

Was she truly mad?   A religious fanatic?


Or the hapless victim of a malicious campaign 
 of gaslighting and gossip?

Myth Or Evidence: Juana The "Mad"?

Reading The Past

(March 3, 2023)

Flashback Friday: Molly Ban

 

 A classic Irish folksong featuring the magnificent vocal
talents of American bluegrass country singer Alison Krauss.

Molly Ban
(2002)

The Chieftains & Alison Krauss

This song is also known as "The Fowler"

A Must Watch Outreach: The Aleph & Tav - Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat Preaches

 

Shabbat Shalom Eretz  Israel!

An encouraging ministry update from beloved brother Zev Porat in Israel.

The Aleph & Tav

A Must Watch Outreach-
Messianic Rabbi Zev Porat Preaches

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11 Adar 5783- March 3, 2023

Will You Come To The Bower?

 

Will you come to the bow'r o'er the free boundless ocean,
Where the stupendous waves roll in thundering motion,
Where the mermaids are seen and the fierce tempest gathers
To loved Erin in the green, the dear land of our fathers,
Will you come, will you, will you come to the bower?

" From those golden bright views to enchanting..."

Rostrevor, Northern Ireland

Image courtesy/ Trip Advisor

Will you come to the land of O'Neill and O'Donnell
Of Lord Lucan of old and the immortal O'Connell
Where Brian drove the Danes and St. Patrick the vermin
And whose valleys remain still most beautiful and charming.

You can visit Benburb and the storied Blackwater
Where Owen Roe met Munroe and his chieftains did slaughter
Where the lambs skip and play on the mossey all over
For those golden bright views to enchanting Rostrevor.

You can see Dublin city and the fine groves of Blarney
The Bann, Boyne, the Liffey and the lakes of Killarney;
You may ride on the tide o'er the broad majestic Shannon
You may sail round Loch Neagh and see storied Dungannon.

You can visit New Ross, gallant Wexford and Gorey,
Where the green was last seen by proud Saxon and Tory,
Where the soil is sanctified by the blood of each true man
Where they died satisfied, their enemies they would not run from.

Will you come and awake our lost land from its slumber,
And her fetters we will break, links that long are encumbered,
And the air will resound with Hosanna to greet you,
On the shore will be found gallant Irishmen to meet you.

"Will You Come To The Bower?"
(1979)
Folksongs And Ballads Popular
In Ireland
Collected, edited and arranged by
John Loesberg
Ossian Publications
Cork, Ireland

This song was meant as a home-coming invitation to exiled Irish
and in particular to the American supporters of the Fenian movement.