tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post115251237623966935..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Where When is home?byron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1157430887048570582006-09-05T05:34:00.000+01:002006-09-05T05:34:00.000+01:00Another example:Love divine, all loves excellingHe...Another example:<BR/><BR/><I>Love divine, all loves excelling</I><BR/>Here's the final verse:<BR/>Finish then thy new creation<BR/>Pure and spotless let us be;<BR/>Let us see thy great salvation,<BR/>Perfectly restored in thee,<BR/>Changed from glory into glory,<BR/>Till in heaven we take our place,<BR/>Till we cast our crowns before thee,<BR/>Lost in wonder, love, and praise!<BR/><BR/>The byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1154304770452376792006-07-31T01:12:00.000+01:002006-07-31T01:12:00.000+01:00And another from Chapel last Wednesday:I Will Sing...And another from Chapel last Wednesday:<BR/><I>I Will Sing the Wondrous Story</I><BR/>Final verse:<BR/>He will keep me till the river<BR/>Rolls its waters at my feet;<BR/>Then He'll bear me safely over<BR/>Where the loved ones I shall meet.<BR/><BR/>Where and when did the image of the river (Jordan/death) become popular? <I>Pilgrim's Progress</I> or earlier? It's also in <I>Guide Me, O Thou Greatbyron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1154264218836933532006-07-30T13:56:00.000+01:002006-07-30T13:56:00.000+01:00Another one to add to the hall of shame tonight (t...Another one to add to the hall of shame tonight (though it's otherwise a fav): <I>Jesus, Your Blood and Righteousness</I> by Zinzendorf (though often mistakenly attributed to Wesley - a painful mistake). The second last verse runs:<BR/><BR/>When from the dust of death I arise,<BR/>to claim my home beyond the skies;<BR/>Then this shall be my only plea,<BR/>that Jesus died and lives for me.<BR/><BRbyron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1154130834116170622006-07-29T00:53:00.000+01:002006-07-29T00:53:00.000+01:00Yeah, maybe... not sure it will catch on.Yeah, maybe... not sure it will catch on.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1154098075303639922006-07-28T15:47:00.000+01:002006-07-28T15:47:00.000+01:00"When we've been here..."?"When we've been here..."?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1153867546528644062006-07-25T23:45:00.000+01:002006-07-25T23:45:00.000+01:00Marty: yeah, I guess he does at least acknowledge ...Marty: yeah, I guess he does at least acknowledge a temporal distinction between now and then through 'when', but if there is also an implied spatial flight from the world, then I'm still concerned.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1153820133463513432006-07-25T10:35:00.000+01:002006-07-25T10:35:00.000+01:00Actually I was thinking of the "when" rather than ...Actually I was thinking of the "when" rather than the "then".Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1153191782522247252006-07-18T04:03:00.000+01:002006-07-18T04:03:00.000+01:00'There' speaks of a location distant from us. This...'There' speaks of a location distant from us. This may be in time or space, though generally implies space (or both). So I've never been completely happy with this verse. How about 'When we've been <I>then</I> ten thousand years...'? Doesn't really work...byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1153187256162552112006-07-18T02:47:00.000+01:002006-07-18T02:47:00.000+01:00Did Newton get it right first time?"When we've bee...Did Newton get it right first time?<BR/>"When we've been there ten thousand years"?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1152772748596217012006-07-13T07:39:00.000+01:002006-07-13T07:39:00.000+01:00Justin: I noticed... :-)John: yes, though bluegras...Justin: I noticed... :-)<BR/><BR/>John: yes, though bluegrass hasn't really had the same impact over here, that soundtrack was both fantastic and frustrating at the same time.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1152757006581652232006-07-13T03:16:00.000+01:002006-07-13T03:16:00.000+01:00I doubt there are any hymns that speak more of a f...I doubt there are any hymns that speak more of a flight then the old folk hymn so popular in the southern part of America (see Oh, Brother Where Art Thou for context) as "I'll Fly Away"...<BR/><BR/>(note: the text often cited with this song is 1 Thessalonians 4:16-17)<BR/><BR/>Some glad morning <BR/>when this life is o'er <BR/>I'll fly away <BR/>To a home on God's celestial shore <BR/>I'll fly John P.https://www.blogger.com/profile/15932170293301607563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1152753714972675622006-07-13T02:21:00.000+01:002006-07-13T02:21:00.000+01:00I'm certainly not a pedent!I make a point of it.I'm certainly not a pedent!<BR/><BR/>I make a point of it.Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1152747977646306362006-07-13T00:46:00.000+01:002006-07-13T00:46:00.000+01:00Much better!("right here" for the pedants...)Much better!<BR/><BR/>("right <B>here</B>" for the pedants...)byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1152746298604776922006-07-13T00:18:00.000+01:002006-07-13T00:18:00.000+01:00His own most gracious smile /Shall welcome you rig...His own most gracious smile /<BR/>Shall welcome you <B>right hear</B>.<BR/><BR/>?Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1152663010807307862006-07-12T01:10:00.000+01:002006-07-12T01:10:00.000+01:00Thanks Justin, though perhaps that last suggestion...Thanks Justin, though perhaps that last suggestion could be taken in quite the wrong way by some with a tri-partite cosmology!byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1152646680067280052006-07-11T20:38:00.000+01:002006-07-11T20:38:00.000+01:00There is a blessed home /beyond this land of woe.C...There is a blessed home /<BR/>beyond this land of woe.<BR/><BR/>Could become:<BR/><BR/>There is a blessed home /<BR/><B>after</B> this land of woe.<BR/><BR/>And the final verse ends with:<BR/><BR/>His own most gracious smile /<BR/>Shall welcome you above.<BR/><BR/>Could become:<BR/><BR/>His own most gracious smile /<BR/>Shall welcome you <B>below</B>.<BR/><BR/>:)Justinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04773963984084893424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1152585020238231682006-07-11T03:30:00.000+01:002006-07-11T03:30:00.000+01:00Rob, yeah, there's some work to be done on flying ...Rob, yeah, there's some work to be done on flying themes in hymnody based on misreadings of 1 Th 4.byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1152584945518527642006-07-11T03:29:00.000+01:002006-07-11T03:29:00.000+01:00Matheson, I'd love to, but I've only got a limited...Matheson, I'd love to, but I've only got a limited supply of interesting non-obvious shots of Sydney landmarks (and most of the are of the Anzac Bridge, taken on Sunday afternoon...). I guess I could also include things from recent trip to Europe and US... We'll see. Maybe I could continue the points system with higher points to the first correct guess...byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1152583005277721812006-07-11T02:56:00.000+01:002006-07-11T02:56:00.000+01:00Hmm, here's one, though it's not exactly the last ...Hmm, here's one, though it's not exactly the last verse:<BR/><BR/>Christ the Lord is Risen Today:<BR/><BR/>"Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia! <BR/> Following our exalted Head, Alleluia! <BR/> Made like him, like him we rise, Alleluia! <BR/> Ours the cross, the grave, the skies, Alleluia!"<BR/><BR/>To me this suggests a flying away to heaven, following Jesus our leader. <BR/><BR/>I Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1152568324579551382006-07-10T22:52:00.000+01:002006-07-10T22:52:00.000+01:00Ooo! Let's have more guess-what-this-is photo comp...Ooo! Let's have more guess-what-this-is photo competitions on your blog!! (But only if you can come up with a way of weaving them into the theme of eschatology, of course. I'm sure you can. You're a clever boy.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1152535958735524502006-07-10T13:52:00.000+01:002006-07-10T13:52:00.000+01:00Yes, that last verse of Rock of Ages has always bu...Yes, that last verse of Rock of Ages has always bugged me, esp since I can't think of an easy 'correction'. I'll add the lack of resurrection in 'There is a fountain':<BR/><BR/>When this poor lisping, stammering tongue<BR/>Lies silent in the grave,<BR/>Then in a nobler, sweeter song<BR/>I'll sing thy power to save.<BR/><BR/>Even though this isn't strictly about the issue in my post, it's still a byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1152532449886701562006-07-10T12:54:00.000+01:002006-07-10T12:54:00.000+01:00Hey Byron,It is the ANZAC bridge isn't it?Hey, tod...Hey Byron,<BR/><BR/>It is the ANZAC bridge isn't it?<BR/>Hey, today I jumped on the blog bandwagon and actually, I blame you!<BR/><BR/>See you tomorrow, love emEmmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00017295772732635575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1152517948552106092006-07-10T08:52:00.000+01:002006-07-10T08:52:00.000+01:00Great pic. You've inspired me to dig through my p...Great pic. You've inspired me to dig through my photo archives for a few to brighten up my blog...<BR/><BR/>er.. off the top of my head. Rock of Ages (Toplady):<BR/><BR/>"When mine eyes shall close in death,<BR/>When I soar to worlds unknown,<BR/>See Thee on Thy judgment throne"<BR/><BR/>(ok, that last bit isn't off the top of my head).Drewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03148452877425621293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1152515484582994202006-07-10T08:11:00.000+01:002006-07-10T08:11:00.000+01:00Looks like the ANZAC Bridge, but that was never my...Looks like the ANZAC Bridge, but that was never my part of Sydney and it's been a while...Mister Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08825856773085135599noreply@blogger.com