I have thought about this many times, wondering why Jesus said in Luke 19:40 that if the people who were rejoicing and praising God with a loud voice were to hold their peace, “the stones would immediately cry
O Lord”),A German Requiemfocuses on the living, beginning with the text “Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted.” from theBeatitudes. This theme—transition from anxiety to comfort—recurs in all the following movements except movements IV and...
[in heaven.] There is the glorious company of the apostles; there is the fellowship of the prophets rejoicing; there is the innumerable multitude of martyrs crowned." Which would suggest that lines or fragments of what afterwards crystalized into the formula of the "Te Deum" were already famil...
Thank you, Lord Jesus Christ, for enduring unimaginable suffering in order to restore our relationship with God and provide the gift of eternal life. Now you are our Lord of peace, ready to give us peace at all times and in every way. You ARE indeed worthy to receive honor and glory an...
I have thought about this many times, wondering why Jesus said in Luke 19:40 that if the people who were rejoicing and praising God with a loud voice were to hold their peace, “the stones would immediately cry out.” He knew in all of His infinite wisdom that if His Father created ...
a holy convocation on the first and last days; an offering to the Lord made by fire, burnt offering, grain offering and sacrifice and drink offerings; rejoicing with the waving of palm branches and the boughs of leafy trees and willows of the brook for seven days; and the dwelling in boo...