In the Bleak Midwinter Poetry by Christina Rossetti Music Composed by Gustav Holst In the bleak mid-winterFrosty wind made moanEarth stood hard as iron,Water like a stone;Snow had fallen, snow on snow,Snow on snow,In the bleak mid-winterLong ago.Our God, heaven cannot hold HimNor earth sustain,Heaven and earth shall flee awayWhen He comes to reign:In theContinue reading “S1 E2: Celebrating Christmas with Christina Rossetti”
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S1 E1: Welcome to the Launch of My Reading Room
Music by Alice Cary
Music by Alice Cary (1820 – 1871) There is music, deep and solemn Floating through the vaulted arch When, in many an angry column, Clouds take up their stormy march: O’er the ocean billows, heaping Mountains on the sloping sands, There are ever wildly sweeping Shapeless and invisible hands. Echoes full of truth and feelingContinue reading “Music by Alice Cary”
Rebecca's Reading Room 