This blog is dedicated to the rich heritage of Orange songs and poetry sung and enjoyed over the centuries and to this very day. Although there are many songs included here, this is but a tiny sampled selection of the rich and varied archive of songs and verses dear to the hearts of loyalist people where ever they may dwell.
NO SURRENDER!
BUT ALSO
KNOW SURRENDER IN CHRIST ALONE!
NB = Songs with (V) after title includes a video
On Tuesday 31st of October 2017 next it will be 500 years since Martin Luther nailed his 95 theses, to the door of Wittenberg Castle Church in Germany. To mark this momentous occasion, Rathfriland District Orange & Black have published a short 28 page booklet to commemorate, not only Luther himself but also 5 other leading reformers who followed in his footsteps. The booklet is titled, "Celebrating the Reformation" & is iIllustrated with six Orange Banners depicting those 16th century Reformers, including their stories and the courageous stand they took for Jesus Christ and His truth.
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Also for children there is a sixteen page, colourful well illustrated, easy to understand booklet titled, Martin Luther the Monk Who Shook the World, written by Colin Tinsley.
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To mark and commemorate the 500th anniversary of our great reformer Martin Luther without whom neither organisation would exist today the Royal Black Institution along with the Loyal Orange Institution has published a series of seven leaflets dealing with different aspects of Martin Luthers legacy to the Reformed Protestant faith which rests on the irrevocable principals of Faith alone, Scripture alone all resting upon Christ alone.. You can find individual items via the official Orange & Black download site at:
A summary of what each of the downloads subjects cover
1. Out of Love for the Truth is a 24 page digital booklet edition of the exhibition, giving an overview of the life and theology of Martin Luther.
2. Luther in the British Isles a 28 page digital booklet about Luther's connections with English Reformer William Tyndale and Scottish Reformer Patrick Hamilton.
3.Theologian of the Cross a 28 page digital booklet of Four short essays on aspects of Martin Luther.
4.They Took Nails a 28 page digital booklet detailing the Five devotions from the life of Martin Luther. (For personal or group discussions)
5. Ten Objects‘Martin Luther in Ten Objects’ an 8 page digital booklet A simple introduction to Luther for young people.
The sun is sinking low in the sky above Ashokan
The pines and the willows know soon we will part
There's a whisper in the wind of promises unspoken
And a love that will always remain in my heart
My thoughts will return to the sound of your laughter
The magic of moving as one
And a time we'll remember long ever after
The moonlight and music and dancing are done
Will we climb the hills once more?
Will we walk the woods together?
Will I feel you holding me close once again?
Will every song we’ve sung stay with us forever?
Will you dance in my dreams or my arms until then?
Under the moon the mountains lie sleeping
Over the lake the stars shine.
They wonder if you and I will be keeping
The magic and music, or leave them behind.
This hauntingly beautiful melody Ashokan Farewell was written in the style of a Scottish lament and commemorated the sense of longing and loss Jay Unger experienced at the finale of the Ashokan Music & Dance camp festivals he and his wife used to attend. It became famous as the theme tune of the American Civil War documentary series. This version is played by Captain Jr Perkins of the Band Of Her Majesty's Royal Marines album titled Ashokan Farewell, and can be purchased from the URL below:
Sung by Lizzie Hoyt - recorded on her Home album 2005
Early in the morning, the cold snow falling down, Easter of 1917. My
love climbed out from the tunnels underground and stepped to no-man’s
land in between.
His last night was spent in the ground of the French land;
with thousands of men he did wait. He laid down his head upon the barrel
of his gun, a dark and cruel symbol of his fate.
Oh, my love can’t touch you now or calm the fear that’s
building deep within. Oh, the terror you must have felt, waiting below
the hill at Vimy Ridge.
An overpowering thunder from the creeping barrage left no
room for thoughts within their minds. Forty pounds loaded down, the
horror lingered on imprinted in their memories for all time.
Oh, my love can’t touch you now or calm the fear you’re
feeling deep within. Oh, the terror you must have felt, fighting on the
hill at Vimy Ridge
A hard thump on his chest stopped time in its tracks; his
lucky streak had come and now had passed. Ahead lay the fury, behind was
a different scene: a quiet kingdom of death and casualties.
He lay waiting for the stretcher bearer to come. The cold wind froze the
clothes to his body. Disbelief came over him “This couldn’t really be
for I am now a young man still with dreams!”
Oh, my love can’t touch you now or calm the fear you’re
feeling deep within. Oh, the terror you must have felt, dying on the
hill at Vimy Ridge.
Early in the morning, the cold snow falling down, Easter of
1917. My love climbed out from the tunnels underground and stepped to
no-man’s land in between.
Brunswick Accordian Band from Annalong Co Down. Playing a piece
especially composed for the bands pilgrimage to the battlefields of the
Somme. They were following the journies made 100 years before by many
young men from their village and surroundings, particularly those who
did not return.
Many of the bands members were able to visit the last
resting places of their relatives and pay their respects to them. The
tune is entitled appropriately enough "Men of Mourne". It was composed
especially for the band just for this occasion at the Menin Gate the
memorial to the fallen who were never found. Captain Alex Knox a Scot
wrote the music.
He was for many years a director of music at Kneller
Hall. Capt Knox said "When planning the "Men of Mourne", I wanted to
represent the Granite Men with a strong melody but have a lilting style
to capture the fishing tradition of the village."
In just four
days following the return
of the band from Flanders, the clip was visited 16,000 times .
There’s a light that shines in Flanders
As a beacon for the brave
From the distant past it wanders
To recall the lives they gave
And it tells each generation
To be wise and never fail
To remember those who've fallen
On the road to Passchendaele
Chorus (x2) On the road to Passchendaele On the road to Passchendaele Where the brave will live forever On the road to Passchendaele
Come wi me and I will show you
Why all wars should ever cease
Take a walk among the gravestones
And your tears will cry for peace
For their spirits walk in Flanders
You can hear the grieving wail
For the brave who laid their lives down
On the road to Passchendaele
Chorus (x2) On the road to Passchendaele On the road to Passchendaele Where the brave will live forever On the road to Passchendaele
1. Light on the path, a lamp about our way, wisdom to lead us through the longest day, guiding our steps as once the Saviour trod: here in the Scriptures is the Word of God.
2. Here may we find what Jesus did and said, see Him in glory, risen from the dead; claim for ourselves His cross and empty grave sharing his life with those He came to save.
3. Truth for the seeker as the seed is sown, bread for the hungry, strength beyond our own; sword of the Spirit, bidding sin depart: here is the word of life to warm our heart.
4. Here are the treasures of the realms above, promise of mercy, never-failing love. life more abundant by the Spirit given Christ our companion on the road to heaven.
