Sadly NBC cut ‘Abide With me’ from their broadcast of the Olympics ceremony for viewers in the USA. I found this earlier clip of Emeli Sandé singing it though. What a voice!
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Off to church soon for the last sermon in the Heaven and Hell Series.
last week’s tweet from Kirby Muxloe Free @kmfc123 said
This morning - a look at the surprising biblical material on eternal torment. And then Hell comes to an end next week! Join us 10:30
We heard the entire piece, and saw the dance, in Canada. It was beautiful.
ReplyDeleteWas a highlight - aong with Mr Bean
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Mr Bean AND Tim Berners Lee were BOTH at the same Oxford college as Bob when he was there! But sadly they didn't ask Bob to take part in the opening ceremony.
DeleteWell, I am now really looking forward to the end of the week!!
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You will be pleased to know that this morning's sermon did NOT last an eternity!!
DeleteNotes to the sermon series available on our church website [http://www.kirbyfree.org/wordpress/]
note- if the website sometimes will not open your browser please try another!
I'll take a look , thank you!
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Why did they cut it? I loved that ceremony. Didn't you think it was very Christian in the songs and the themes? More than you would have expected? The boys have now watched it three times. Jo deliberately had today's viewing early, to avoid the nightmares of the last two nights - that old Child Catcher! I was scared of him too after seeing Chitty Chitty for the first time!
ReplyDeleteApparently the Americans didn't realise it was a tribute to those who died in the London bombings [the day after it was announced we'd be hosting the Olympics]
ReplyDeleteI was pleased to have not only this hymn but also Guide Me O Thou Great Redeemer.
And yes, Robert Helpmann was THE scariest man as the child catcher!
Beautiful. I wish they hadn't left this out. My daughter and I were in London just one week before the tube bombing.
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