[ConorMacNessa]

"TAKE UP THY CROSS
AND FOLLOW ME"



"I Vow To Thee My Country"
Choir Of King's College, Cambridge
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"I VOW TO THEE, my country, all earthly things above,
Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love;
The love that asks no question, the love that stands the test,
That lays upon the altar the dearest and the best;
The love that never falters, the love that pays the price,
The love that makes undaunted the final sacrifice.

And there's another country, I've heard of long ago,
Most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know;
We may not count her armies, we may not see her King;
Her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering;
And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase,
And her ways are ways of gentleness, and all her paths are peace."

[ConorMacNessa]

"AND I BEHELD, and I heard the voice of many angels
Round about the throne and the beasts and the elders:
And the number of them was ten thousand times ten thousand,
And thousands of thousands;

Saying with a loud voice, Worthy is the Lamb
That was slain to receive power, and riches, and wisdom,
And strength, and honour, and glory, and blessing.

And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth,
And under the earth, and such as are in the sea,
And all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour,
And glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne,
And unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

And the four beasts said, Amen."

(Revelations 5:11-14 KJV)

"Worthy Is The Lamb / Amen"
From Händel's "Messiah"
The Academy Of St. Martin In The Fields
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"NOW UPON THE first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.

And they found the stone rolled away from the sepulchre.

And they entered in, and found not the body of the Lord Jesus.

And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:

And as they were afraid, and bowed down their faces to the earth, they said unto them, Why seek ye the living among the dead?

He is not here, but is risen: remember how he spake unto you when he was yet in Galilee,

Saying, The Son of man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, and be crucified, and the third day rise again.

And they remembered his words,

And returned from the sepulchre, and told all these things unto the eleven, and to all the rest."

(Luke 24:1-9 KJV)