Miscellaneous Musings

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

Scripture verse: Joshua 1:9 God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen is one of the oldest extant carols. The earliest known printed edition is in a broadsheet dated to c. 1760. The traditional English melody is in the minor mode. The carol is referred to in Charles Dickens's...

Do You Hear What I Hear?

Scripture verse: Matthew 2:10 Do You Hear What I Hear? was written by Noël Regney with music by Gloria Shayne Baker. They wrote it as a plea for peace during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. Susan Boyle is a Scottish singer who came to international attention...

In Dulci Jubilo

Scripture verse: Philippians 4:4 In Dulci Jubilo (In Sweet Rejoicing) is a macaronic text of German and Latin dating from the Middle Ages and thought to have been written by Heinrich Seuse around 1328. Suese wrote that he had a dream in which angels were singing and...
Pelican Book Group Official Blog