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Thee, Thine, Thou, and Thy

One of the frequent conversations held inside the esoteric world of hymn book editing is the use of supposedly archaic words such as: Thee, Thine, Thou and Thy. This issue reflects the general flattening of our language when it comes to the distinction between levels of personal intimacy. Most recently this has shown up in […]

April 6, 2015 /0 Comments/by

For the Beauty of the Earth

For the Beauty of the Earth Folliott S. Pierpoint (1835-1917) Commonly sung to: Dix by: Conrad Kocher, 1838 Here is a YouTube recording:  http://youtu.be/JdLh3u-Qt50 1 For the beauty of the earth, For the beauty of the skies, For the Love which from our birth Over and around us lies: Christ, our God, to Thee we […]

January 16, 2015 /0 Comments/by