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It Is Finished

Published on April 4, 2021 By sirrahc

In the past, I’ve shared several of my favorite Christmas songs, so today I thought I’d share a few of my favorite songs for the Easter season. I chose four songs representing very different eras and styles/genres, so hopefully there is something here you like. First is a classic hymn, “Crown Him with Many Crowns” […]

On Handel’s Messiah

Published on December 20, 2020 By sirrahc

“To him I bend the knee, for Handel was the greatest, ablest composer that ever lived.” — Ludwig von Beethoven When George F. Handel decided to write a new oratorio (Messiah), he worked so feverishly that he rarely ate or slept, and some thought him either crazy or spellbound. “Handel finished Part I in only […]