{"id":2948,"date":"2014-03-10T13:11:57","date_gmt":"2014-03-10T13:11:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=2948"},"modified":"2014-03-10T13:11:57","modified_gmt":"2014-03-10T13:11:57","slug":"easter-or-christmas-musical-musings-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/?p=2948","title":{"rendered":"Easter or Christmas \u2013 Musical Musings in March"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I will date myself again today\u2026it\u2019s easy to do any more. Growing up, some of the best vocalists could be heard on such variety programs as the Lawrence Welk Show, the Andy Williams Show and even Hee Haw.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMAG1492.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-2921\" style=\"border: 3px solid black; margin: 10px;\" alt=\"IMAG1492\" src=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMAG1492-300x197.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMAG1492-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/IMAG1492.jpg 548w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Another program I always looked forward to were the Oral Roberts specials. There were Christmas specials, Thanksgiving programs, and Valentine\u2019s Day shows. And guess what? I found a few of them on YouTube!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>So today, I want to share a memory of my past. You choose which you\u2019d prefer. Easter or Christmas?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Easter medley includes \u201cChrist the Lord is Risen Today\u201d<a title=\"\" href=\"#_edn1\">[i]<\/a> and \u201cThe Easter Song.\u201d<a title=\"\" href=\"#_edn2\">[ii]<\/a> The Christmas medley includes \u201cJoy to the World\u201d<a title=\"\" href=\"#_edn3\">[iii]<\/a> and \u201cThe Hallelujah Chorus.\u201d<a title=\"\" href=\"#_edn4\">[iv]<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The message of these medley\u2019s is the best part. A message of hope to a world that would be lost without the birth of Jesus and most assuredly without the resurrection of our Lord. So today, let\u2019s rejoice in the hope we have in Christ Jesus our Lord and sing along with these fine singers. Your spirit will be lifted!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cChrist the Lord is Risen Today\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Christ the Lord is risen today, Alleluia!<\/p>\n<p>Sons of men and angels say: Alleluia!<\/p>\n<p>Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!<\/p>\n<p>Sing, ye heavens and earth reply: Alleluia!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEaster Song\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hear the bells ringing, they\u2019re singing that we can be born again!<\/p>\n<p>Hear the bells ringing, they\u2019re singing \u201cChrist is risen front h dead!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The angel upon the tombstone said, \u201cHe is risen just as He said.<\/p>\n<p>Quickly now, go tell His disciples that Jesus Christ is no longer dead!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joy to the world, He is risen, alleluia! He\u2019s risen, alleluia!<\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s risen, alleluia!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJoy to the World\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joy to the world! the Lord is come;<\/p>\n<p>Let earth receive her King;<\/p>\n<p>Let every heart prepare Him room,<\/p>\n<p>And heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing,<\/p>\n<p>And heaven, and heaven and nature sing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHallelujah Chorus\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Hallelujah!<\/p>\n<p>For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.<\/p>\n<p>The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord,<\/p>\n<p>And of His Christ.<\/p>\n<p>And He shall reign forever and ever.<\/p>\n<p>King of kings, and Lord of lords.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Easter medley (\u201cChrist the Lord is Risen Today\u201d and the \u201cEaster Song\u201d can be heard by clicking <a title=\"Easter Medley\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=B9cQb0_P9rA\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Christmas medley (\u201cJoy to the World\u201d and the \u201cHallelujah Chorus\u201d can be heard by clicking <a title=\"Christmas Medley\" href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=z6JDjUBMg1c\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Grace and peace be yours in abundance,<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Donna<\/p>\n<div><br clear=\"all\" \/><\/p>\n<hr align=\"left\" size=\"1\" width=\"33%\" \/>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ednref1\">[i]<\/a> \u201cChrist the Lord is Risen Today,\u201d Charles Wesley, Public Domain, 1708.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ednref2\">[ii]<\/a> \u201cEaster Song,\u201d Anne Herring, Latter Rain Music, 1974.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ednref3\">[iii]<\/a> \u201cJoy to the World,\u201d Isaac Watts and George Frederick Handel, Public Domain, 1719.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><a title=\"\" href=\"#_ednref4\">[iv]<\/a> \u201cHallelujah Chorus,\u201d George Frederick Handel, Public Domain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I will date myself again today\u2026it\u2019s easy to do any more. Growing up, some of the best vocalists could be heard on such variety programs as the Lawrence Welk Show, the Andy Williams Show and even Hee Haw. &nbsp; Another program I always looked forward to were the Oral Roberts specials. There were Christmas specials, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_s2mail":"yes","_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,11,25,10,9,30],"tags":[1982],"class_list":["post-2948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-knowing-god","category-loving-god","category-praising-god","category-proclaiming-god","category-sharing-god","category-worshiping-god","tag-easter-or-christmas-musical-musings-in-march"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2948"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2948\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2949,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2948\/revisions\/2949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fullmeasureofjoy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}