All of us at Ascension Hermitage and Sanctuary are celebrating Christ's ascension to heaven today.
Here is Gerald Finzi's music for Ascension Day God Is Gone Up - in my book required listening for the day!
And here are the words - including that wonderful word: seraphicwise!
May you have a blessed and holy day, and if it is your practice, please include us in your thoughts and prayers today.
Here is Gerald Finzi's music for Ascension Day God Is Gone Up - in my book required listening for the day!
And here are the words - including that wonderful word: seraphicwise!
by Edward Taylor (1646? - 1729), "Meditation
Twenty":
God is gone up with a triumphant shout:
The Lord with sounding Trumpets' melodies:
Sing Praise, sing Praise, sing Praise, sing Praises out,
Unto our King sing praise seraphicwise!
Lift up your Heads, ye lasting Doors, they sing,
And let the King of Glory enter in.
Methinks I see Heaven's sparkling courtiers fly,
In flakes of Glory down him to attend,
And hear Heart-cramping notes of Melody
Surround his Chariot as it did ascend;
Mixing their Music, making ev'ry string
More to enravish as they this tune sing.
The Lord with sounding Trumpets' melodies:
Sing Praise, sing Praise, sing Praise, sing Praises out,
Unto our King sing praise seraphicwise!
Lift up your Heads, ye lasting Doors, they sing,
And let the King of Glory enter in.
Methinks I see Heaven's sparkling courtiers fly,
In flakes of Glory down him to attend,
And hear Heart-cramping notes of Melody
Surround his Chariot as it did ascend;
Mixing their Music, making ev'ry string
More to enravish as they this tune sing.
May you have a blessed and holy day, and if it is your practice, please include us in your thoughts and prayers today.
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