Love's Coming

Love Poems

i carry your heart with me(i carry it in

my heart)i am never without it(anywhere

i go you go,my dear; and whatever is done

by only me is your doing,my darling)

i fear

no fate(for you are my fate,my sweet)i want

no world(for beautiful you are my world,my true)

and it's you are whatever a moon has always meant

and whatever a sun will always sing is you

here is the deepest secret nobody knows

(here is the root of the root and the bud of the bud

and the sky of the sky of a tree called life;which grows

higher than the soul can hope or mind can hide)

and this is the wonder that's keeping the stars apart

i carry your heart(i carry it in my heart)

i carry your heart with me by
 e.e. cummings

first published in this blog a decade ago.

now i wonder if ee was talking to the Lord...

Hymn to St. Joseph-- Most haunting and beautiful song, sung by the Dominican Sisters of Mary Mother of the Eucharist …

(Dear St Joseph Pure and Gentle)

Hymn to St. Joseph

A Most haunting and beautiful song, sung by the Sisters of Mary of the Eucharist …

hail-st-joseph... full lyrics and history HERE-spouse-of-mary-dear-st.html

Sheet music Here:  https://jonathanhasey.square.site/product/hail-st-joseph/3

"This hymn about St Joseph is believed to have been composed by the Sisters of Notre Dame (de Namur) of Liverpool, England, and first published in "Convent Hymns and Music" in 1891. Based on this, it is assumed that is in the public domain."

Youtube HERE

Lyrics

Traditional language

Dear St. Joseph, pure and gentle,

Guardian of the Saviour child,

Treading with the virgin mother,

Egypt's deserts rough and wild.

Chorus:

Hail, St. Joseph, spouse of Mary,

Blessed above all saints on high,

When the death-shades round us gather,

Teach, oh, teach us how to die.

He who rested on thy bosom

Is by countless saints adored;

Prostrate angels in His presence

Sing hosannas to their Lord.

                     Chorus             

Now to thee no gift refusing,

Jesus stoops to hear thy prayer;

Then, dear saint, from thy fair dwelling,

Give to us a father's care.

Chorus

Dear St. Joseph, kind and loving,

Stretch to us a helping hand;

Guide us through life's toils and sorrows

Safely to the distant land.

Chorus

In the strife of life be near us,

And in death, oh, hover nigh,

Let our souls on thy sweet bosom

To their home of gladness fly.

Chorus

Thou hast known a pilgrim's sorrows,

But thy day of toil is o'er;

Help us while we journey onward

Lead us to the peaceful shore.    

Chorus

Hail St. Joseph, just and holy,

Loving children breathe thy name;

Here below, through toil and danger,

Love and care from thee we claim.

Chorus

Modern English

Dear St. Joseph, pure and gentle,

Guardian of the Saviour child,

Treading with the virgin mother,

Egypt's deserts, rough and wild.

Chorus:

Hail, St. Joseph, spouse of Mary,

Blessed above all saints on high,

When the death-shades round us gather,

Teach, oh, teach us how to die.

He who rested on your bosom

Is by countless saints adored;

Prostrate angels in His presence

Sing hosannas to their Lord.

Now to you no gift refusing,

Jesus stoops to hear your prayer;

Then, dear saint, from your fair dwelling,

Give to us a father's care.

Dear St. Joseph, kind and loving,

Stretch to us a helping hand;

Guide us through life's toils and sorrows

Safely to the distant land.

In the strife of life be near us,

And in death, oh, hover nigh,

Let our souls on your sweet bosom

To their home of gladness fly.

You have known a pilgrim's sorrows,

But your day of toil is o'er;

Help us while we journey onward

Lead us to the peaceful shore.

Hail St. Joseph, just and holy,

Loving children breathe your name;

Here below, through toil and danger,

Love and care from you we claim.

Journey to Bethlehem         St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin

lyrics and art

St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin with Jesus

St. Joseph Holding the Christ Child

St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin with Jesus

St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin with Jesus

St. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin with Jesus

The Road to Bethlehem

The Road to Bethlehem, by Joseph Brickey

 

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