Yuletide update

[fahye]

3384 words, and it's finally hit that stage of the creation process where I hate every word. I suppose it was only a matter of time.

*sighs*

I'm in a bad mood. I'm having one of those disgustingly dichotomous days where I am simultaneously in the middle of a rare hankering for a relationship and at the bottom of a dip in the sine wave that is my sex drive. Blah. Basically this means I sit around thinking that it might be nice to have someone to come home to, and also freaking out at the idea of anyone ever touching me. I'M SO HEALTHY.

All right, this next part is important, because I want everyone I know to have this song. I love this piece of music more than I can muster up words to say; it has immense emotional significance for me, due to years of donning blue choir robes and singing it at Final Chapel, but I also find it to be phenomenally beautiful. I can still sing the alto line by heart. And most of the sop line as well. I am not a religious person, but this kind of music has the power to make me feel spiritual, and I'm happy with that.

John Rutter - For The Beauty Of The Earth



For the beauty of the earth,
For the beauty of the skies,
For the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies,
Lord of all, to thee we raise
This our grateful hymn of praise.

For the beauty of each hour
Of the day and of the night,
Hill and vale, and tree and flower,
Sun and moon and stars of light,
Lord of all, to thee we raise
This our grateful hymn of praise.

For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth, and friends above,
For all gentle thoughts and mild,
Lord of all, to thee we raise
This our grateful hymn of praise.

For each perfect gift of thine,
To our race so freely given,
Graces human and divine,
Flowers of earth and buds of heaven,
Lord of all, to thee we raise
This our grateful hymn of praise.

~

Hmm. I think I will take to uploading choral music for you heathens.

Comments

[silveraspen]

Oh, thank you for that one! I personally find Rutter to be a little hit or miss with some of his choral arrangements (I feel the same way about Gerald Near), but this one is lovely.

[terr0rflare.livejournal.com]

I'm in a bad mood. I'm having one of those disgustingly dichotomous days where I am simultaneously in the middle of a rare hankering for a relationship and at the bottom of a dip in the sine wave that is my sex drive. Blah. Basically this means I sit around thinking that it might be nice to have someone to come home to, and also freaking out at the idea of anyone ever touching me. I'M SO HEALTHY.

Wow, I can completely relate :( It's at the point where it'd be nice to have a relationship, but can I REALLY squeeze it into my life right now considering I'm going through a nonstop emotional roller-coaster :( ARGH.

Anyway, enough about me; I'd just like to suggest that you keep hanging on and being good to yourself, because one day a REAL MAN will come strolling into your life ^^ That's what I'm waiting for now. I'm sick of dealing with BOYS XD

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...*loves*