Joy to the world, the Lord is come!

Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.

Joy to the world, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.

No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.

He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love.

On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:15:54 GMT, Jacqueline Caldwell <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

>Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
>Let earth receive her King;
>Let every heart...

<slams door>

On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:15:54 UTC, Jacqueline Caldwell <(E-Mail Removed)>
wrote:

(religious tat)

We three kings of Leicester Square
Selling ladies underwear
How fantastic
No elastic
Only a penny a pair

--
Bob Eager
Use the BIG mirror service in the UK:
http://www.mirrorservice.org

Farmer Giles wrote:
> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>> On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:15:54 GMT, Jacqueline Caldwell <(E-Mail Removed)>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
>>> Let earth receive her King;
>>> Let every heart...
>>
>> <slams door>
>
> Good riddance.
>
> I'm not strong on the theology, but it is a beautiful hymn.

If you're talking Xian hymns, then this is my favourite:

I danced in the morning when the world was young
I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun
I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth
At Bethlehem I had my birth

Dance, dance, wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance, said he
And I lead you all, wherever you may be
And I lead you all in the dance, said he

I danced for the scribes and the Pharisees
They wouldn't dance, they wouldn't follow me
I danced for the fishermen James and John
They came with me so the dance went on

Dance, dance, wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance, said he
And I lead you all, wherever you may be
And I lead you all in the dance, said he

I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame
The holy people said it was a shame
They ripped, they stripped, they hung me high
Left me there on the cross to die

Dance, dance, wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance, said he
And I lead you all, wherever you may be
And I lead you all in the dance, said he

I danced on a Friday when the world turned black
It's hard to dance with the devil on your back
They buried my body, they thought I was gone
But I am the dance, and the dance goes on

Dance, dance, wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance, said he
And I lead you all, wherever you may be
And I lead you all in the dance, said he

They cut me down and I leapt up high
I am the life that will never, never die
I'll live in you if you'll live in me
I am the Lord of the dance, said he

Dance, dance, wherever you may be
I am the lord of the dance, said he
And I lead you all, wherever you may be
And I lead you all in the dance, said he

--
Dirk

http://www.transcendence.me.uk/ - Transcendence UK
http://www.theconsensus.org/ - A UK political party
http://www.onetribe.me.uk/wordpress/?cat=5 - Our podcasts on weird stuff

Jacqueline Caldwell wrote:
>
> *Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
> Let earth receive her King;
> Let every heart prepare Him room,
> And Heaven and nature sing,
> And Heaven and nature sing,
> And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.
>
> Joy to the world, the Savior reigns!
> Let men their songs employ;
> While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
> Repeat the sounding joy,
> Repeat the sounding joy,
> Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.
>
> No more let sins and sorrows grow,
> Nor thorns infest the ground;
> He comes to make His blessings flow
> Far as the curse is found,
> Far as the curse is found,
> Far as, far as, the curse is found.
>
> He rules the world with truth and grace,
> And makes the nations prove
> The glories of His righteousness,
> And wonders of His love,
> And wonders of His love,
> And wonders, wonders, of His love.*
>
Just for a moment I thought someone might have got their Broadband
connection sorted. (Not cross-posted)

On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:43:11 +0000, Dirk Bruere at NeoPax
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>> I'm not strong on the theology, but it is a beautiful hymn.
>
>If you're talking Xian hymns, then this is my favourite:
>
>I danced in the morning when the world was young
>I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun
>I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth

And it payed off when I beat Rachel Stevens in the final.

in your mouth?



--
Gareth.

that fly...... is your magic wand....

Farmer Giles wrote:
> Dirk Bruere at NeoPax wrote:
>> Farmer Giles wrote:
>>> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>>> On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:15:54 GMT, Jacqueline Caldwell <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
>>>>> Let earth receive her King;
>>>>> Let every heart...
>>>>
>>>> <slams door>
>>>
>>> Good riddance.
>>>
>>> I'm not strong on the theology, but it is a beautiful hymn.
>>
>> If you're talking Xian hymns, then this is my favourite:
>>
> <snipped for brevity>
>
> Not too bad that one - but, please, the word is 'Christian'.

Standard theological abbreviation.

--
Dirk

http://www.transcendence.me.uk/ - Transcendence UK
http://www.theconsensus.org/ - A UK political party
http://www.onetribe.me.uk/wordpress/?cat=5 - Our podcasts on weird stuff

Dirk Bruere at NeoPax wrote:
> Farmer Giles wrote:
>> Dirk Bruere at NeoPax wrote:
>>> Farmer Giles wrote:
>>>> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>>>> On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:15:54 GMT, Jacqueline Caldwell <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
>>>>>> Let earth receive her King;
>>>>>> Let every heart...
>>>>>
>>>>> <slams door>
>>>>
>>>> Good riddance.
>>>>
>>>> I'm not strong on the theology, but it is a beautiful hymn.
>>>
>>> If you're talking Xian hymns, then this is my favourite:
>>>
>> <snipped for brevity>
>>
>> Not too bad that one - but, please, the word is 'Christian'.
>
> Standard theological abbreviation.
>
First new thing I've learned today. So that is where xmas came from.
I have never needed to have a god but I always wondered from where the
word xmas originated.

Invisible Man wrote:
> Dirk Bruere at NeoPax wrote:
>> Farmer Giles wrote:
>>> Dirk Bruere at NeoPax wrote:
>>>> Farmer Giles wrote:
>>>>> (E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>>>>>> On Tue, 23 Dec 2008 18:15:54 GMT, Jacqueline Caldwell <(E-Mail Removed)>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
>>>>>>> Let earth receive her King;
>>>>>>> Let every heart...
>>>>>>
>>>>>> <slams door>
>>>>>
>>>>> Good riddance.
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm not strong on the theology, but it is a beautiful hymn.
>>>>
>>>> If you're talking Xian hymns, then this is my favourite:
>>>>
>>> <snipped for brevity>
>>>
>>> Not too bad that one - but, please, the word is 'Christian'.
>>
>> Standard theological abbreviation.
>>
> First new thing I've learned today. So that is where xmas came from.
> I have never needed to have a god but I always wondered from where the
> word xmas originated.

X is also used as an abbreviation for "trans" and "crys" eg xfer,
xmitter, xtal
However, in "Xian" it comes from ChiRho
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chi_Rho

X as a shorthand for "Christ" has been used for more than 5 centuries at
least.

--
Dirk

http://www.transcendence.me.uk/ - Transcendence UK
http://www.theconsensus.org/ - A UK political party
http://www.onetribe.me.uk/wordpress/?cat=5 - Our podcasts on weird stuff