The lyrics are by Frank Houghton (1894-1972), with the melody QUELLE EST CETTE ODEUR AGREABLE being an arrangment by Charles Herbert Kitson (1930) Rendition by Ordinary Time from their album In The Town Of David. The lyrics: 1. Thou who wast rich beyond all splendour, All for love’s sake becamest poor; Thrones for a manger …

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From Jacob Tilton’s free four-psalm Advent EP How Long, O Lord? – Psalms For Advent. The album notes remind us: “Advent is a season of waiting. It is the silence before the shout, the fast before the feast, the sigh before the smile.” That sums up our current experience pretty well. As we continue to …

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