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The Quest for Inspiration
If after vorpal blade thou seekest now, by fairy, pagan, heathen lands be awed. Into the realm described by Golden Bough go forth to gaze...
Jacob Benson
Mar 272 min read
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Ode to a Fat Man on a Motorcycle
Upon goose down, I laid my head In desperate search of sleep. With tears and sweat, was soaked that bed I tried to count some sheep. Dear...
Jacob Benson
Jun 17, 20242 min read
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God's Holy Mountains
The theme of Saint John's VBS in 2024 was "God's Holy Mountains." There are few hymns that deal with the topic of mountains in Scripture,...
Jacob Benson
Jun 17, 20242 min read
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Confitebur Tibi, Domine
A responsory hymn for Cantate Sunday Mode VIII Antiphon Chant Tone God is my salvation – I shall act | faithfully* And | will not dread...
Jacob Benson
Apr 28, 20241 min read
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Ash Wednesday
Remember, O man, that thou art dust, and to dust, thou shalt return. Remember, O man, someday the earth, the Lord of all will burn....
Jacob Benson
Feb 14, 20241 min read
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Mother's Day
A book filled with baby names, inscribed but never proclaimed. Spare rooms gather dust in a quiet house that may be haunted. But outside...
Jacob Benson
May 10, 20201 min read
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In Ancient Times
(O Heilige Drefaltigkeit; LM) In ancient times Thou mad'st the earth, And from the dust didst Adam birth. A garden planted, far and wide:...
Jacob Benson
Apr 22, 20201 min read
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