It’s not quite Advent yet, but a friend of mine saw Christmas lights being put up the other day, so I suppose that it’s not entirely out of place for me to discuss an Advent hymn this week. In any case, this particular hymn has been stuck in my head for most of the past month, and I don’t thin
11.18.2010| The Fish Tank | Anne L. Goetz
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O come, thou Dayspring, come and cheer Our spirits by thine advent here; Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, And death’s dark shadows put to flight. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to you, O Israel! Even when we know that Christ has died and is risen, that he has conquered sin and death,
12.23.2009| The Fish Tank | Anne L. Goetz
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Christ is coming back. This much has been promised to us. The season of Advent is a time to remember this promise and to prepare—not because we ought not to prepare at other times, but because it is hard to hold all the facets of the Christian life in our minds and our hearts at the same time. The
12.9.2009| The Fish Tank | Anne L. Goetz
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Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear. Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to you, O Israel! This Sunday was the first day of the church year, and the first day of the season of Advent. Advent is celebrated the four w
12.2.2009| The Fish Tank | Anne L. Goetz
No CommentsFor Part I, click here. Traditionalists worry that this “modernization” is a weak euphemism for “homogenization” and “dilution.” Though Tomlin’s “Amazing Grace” does not vary much theologically or linguistically from the original, it represents a genre of music that is, at times
09.3.2009| The Fish Tank | Samir Paul
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There is a compelling narrative surrounding “Amazing Grace” to begin with. The mythology suggests that the lyricist — slave trader and all-around bad guy John Newton — found Jesus, renounced his sickening business, and penned the poem as a response to God’s divine and redeeming grace
08.17.2009| The Fish Tank | Samir Paul
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