"We Three
Kings", also known as "We Three Kings of Orient Are" or "The Quest
of the Magi", is a Christmas
carol written by the
Reverend John Henry Hopkins, Jr., who wrote both
the lyrics and the music. It is suggested to have been written in 1857 but did
not appear in print until his Carols, Hymns and Song in 1863. John Henry Hopkins, Jr.,
then an ordained deacon in the Episcopal Church,[1] was instrumental in organizing an elaborate holiday pageant
(which featured this hymn) for the students of the General Theological Seminary in New York City in 1857 while serving as the seminary's
music director. In 1872 Hopkins was ordained an Episcopal priest and later
served as rector at Christ Episcopal
Church (Williamsport, PA).[2]
This blog is about the entrants in the year 1960, to the Faculty of Medicine, University of Ceylon, Colombo. The email address for communications is, 1960batch@gmail.com. Please BOOKMARK this page for easier access later.Photo is the entrance porch of the old General Hospital, Colombo, still in existence. Please use the search box below to look for your requirement.
Thursday, December 19, 2013
The illusionist, Hans Klok - email jksw
The illusionist, Hans
Klok, was challenged in Holland to show what he could do in 5 minutes. I hope you enjoy this amazing spectacle.
The show that you are
to see is unique in the world. The cost of entry per person is ¤150 from 5th
back row. You'll be in front line and seeing the show for free... Enjoy...
Meeting some old friends at Nalini's house.
Wednesday, December 18, 2013
"Joy to the World" a popular Christmas carol.
The music was adapted and
arranged to Watts' lyrics by Lowell
Mason in 1839
from an older melody which was then believed to have originated fromHandel, not least because the theme of the refrain (And heaven and
nature sing...) appears in the orchestra opening and accompaniment of therecitative Comfort
ye from
Handel's Messiah, and the
first four notes match the beginning of the choruses Lift up
your heads and Glory
to God from the
same oratorio. However, Handel did not compose the entire tune.[4] The name "Antioch" is generally
used for the tune.The words are by English hymn
writer Isaac
Watts, based on Psalm
98 in the
Bible. The song was first published in 1719 in Watts' collection; The Psalms of David: Imitated in
the language of the New Testament, and applied to the Christian state and worship.
Watts wrote the words of "Joy to the World" as a hymn glorifying Christ's
triumphant return at the
end of the age,[2] rather than a song celebrating His first
coming. Only the second half of Watts' lyrics are still used today.[3]
As of the late 20th century,
"Joy to the World" was the most-published Christmas hymn in North
America.[1]
Muppets
Dolly Parton
G string Rally at Fort, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
I am sending this to all the ladies-
and a few a few males!
jksw
All in the tradition of W.Dahanayake –
The AMUD~E
Members of the All Ceylon Peasants’ Federation held a protest rally at Fort today.
They distributed handbills accusing the Government of ignoring their plight and not fulfilling the promises it had made before the budget.
The protesters are seen clad in the traditional loin cloth. Pix by Pradeep Pathirana
Next farmers of the gentler sex will be in the streets .
Tuesday, December 17, 2013
Silent night
Lyrics
The song was first performed on Christmas
Eve 1818 at
St Nicholas parish church in Oberndorf,
a village on theSalzach river.
The young priest, Father Joseph Mohr, had come to Oberndorf the year before. He
had already written the lyrics of the song "Stille Nacht" in 1816 at Mariapfarr, the hometown of his father in the
Salzburg Lungauregion, where Joseph had worked as a coadjutor.
The melody was composed by Franz Xaver Gruber, schoolmaster and organist in the nearby village of Arnsdorf. Before Christmas Eve, Mohr brought
the words to Gruber and asked him to compose a melody and guitar accompaniment for the church service.[1] Both performed the carol during the mass on the night of December 24.
The original manuscript has been
lost. However a manuscript was discovered in 1995 in Mohr's handwriting and
dated by researchers at ca. 1820. It shows that Mohr wrote the words in 1816
when he was assigned to a pilgrim church in Mariapfarr, Austria, and shows that
the music was composed by Gruber in 1818. This is the earliest manuscript that exists and the only one in Mohr's
handwriting.
Booze - email from jksw
Quotes ...
Booze
For all you booze loving guys...
Enjoy these quotes:-
.
.
It takes only one drink to get me drunk.
The trouble is, I can't remember if it's the thirteenth or the fourteenth
- George Burns . . I envy people who drink - at least they know what to blame everything on ~Oscar Levant . . I only take a drink on two occasions - when I'm thirsty and when I'm not ~Brendan Behan . . Alcohol may be man's worst enemy, but the Bible says love your enemy! ~Frank Sinatra . . I have taken more out of alcohol than alcohol has taken out of me ~Winston Churchill . . Beauty is in the eye of the beer holder -Kinky Friedman . . Dear Alcohol, we had a deal, you were going to make me funnier, sexier, more intelligent and a better dancer. I saw the video, we need to talk -Anonymous . . I used to think drinking was bad for me. So I gave up thinking. -Anonymous . . I would date you, but my heart already belongs to Johnny Walker -Anonymous . . Sometimes I drink water to surprise my liver -Anonymous . . You look like I need another drink! -Anonymous . . I say NO to alcohol, but it just doesn't listen!! -Anonymous
Cheers!!!
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