"Ticklish Reuben," is a folk song written by Cal Stewart in 1900. Released on the Victor Label, the song is a prime example of the "laughing song" genre. Initially the tune starts off normally, then descends into an abyss of maniacal, sinister laughing.
Lyrics as follows:
Oh,
My name is Ticklish Reuben
From way down in old Vermont
And ev'rything seems ticklish to me
I've been tickled by a feather
I've been tickled by a wasp
I've been tickled by a yellow bumblebee
I have always got a tickled sort of way about my clothes
It doesn't really matter where I be
I am tickled in the morning and I'm tickled in the night
Something's always sure to tickle me
hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah
hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah hah
(repeat x12)
Once I put some pepper into Dad's snuffbox
And the way he acted was a sight to see
Well he coughed and he sneezed till I thought he'd have a fit
And then he took me out to tickle me
I was always getting tickled by someone about the house
So why they take to ticklin' I could never see
And the apple-butter paddle it is all in splinters now
Daddy wore it out a-ticklin' me
Sunday, September 30, 2007
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
"Hallelujah"
"Hallelujah" is considered the most joyful word of praise to God, rather than an injunction to praise Him.
George Frederic Handel (1685-1759) wrote the "Messiah."
The composer was in despair. Struggling to earn a living in London, he knew there would be days when he could not afford to buy meals. One night in 1741, depressed and defeated, he wandered the lonely streets; it was almost dawn when he returned to his shabby room. On a table was a thick envelope. It was from Charles Jennens, the man who wrote his librettos. Examining the pages, he found them covered with Scripture texts.
Wearily, he tossed the pages aside and crawled into bed. But he could not sleep. The words he had read returned to him:
"Comfort ye, comfort ye, my people, saith your God...The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light...For unto us a Child is born...Glory to God in the highest...Hallelujah! Hallelujah!"
Too stirred to sleep, he got up and went to his piano. The music flowed from his heart, and he began to write. Night and day for three weeks, he wrote feverishly. He forgot sleep, food, rest, and refused to see anyone. At last, on the day the work was finished, one friend managed to gain entrance into his home, and this is what he found.
The composer was at his piano, sheets of music strewn around him, tears streaming down his face and he said, "I do believe I have seen all of Heaven before me, and the great God himself."
The first audience to hear the composition--was in Dublin in 1742, which gave it the greatest ovation in the city's history. Weeks later, London heard it for the first time, and again it was a triumph. The King was so impressed during the Hallelujah chorus that he rose to his feet--a custom that still prevails. The text is taken from the Bible and forms a dramatic commentary on the whole prophecy and fullfillment of the redemption of man. It is in three parts:
1) The prophecy and coming of the Messiah.
2) The redemption of mankind through the sacrifice of Jesus.
3) The Thanksgiving for the ultimate defeat of death through faith in the Kingdom of God.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
The kingdom of this world is become
the Kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and of His Christ;
and He shall reign for ever and ever
and He shall reign for ever and ever
and He shall reign for ever and ever
and He shall reign for ever and ever
King of Kings,
for ever and ever. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
and Lord of Lords,
for ever and ever. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
King of Kings,
for ever and ever. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
and Lord of Lords,
for ever and ever. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
King of Kings,
for ever and ever. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
and Lord of Lords,
for ever and ever. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
King of Kings, and Lord of Lords,
and He shall reign for ever and ever
and He shall reign for ever and ever
King of Kings
for ever and ever. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
and He shall reign for ever and ever,
for ever and ever,
King of Kings,
and Lord of Lords,
King of Kings,
and Lord of Lords,
and He shall reign for ever and ever,
King of Kings,
and Lord of Lords.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
George Frederic Handel (1685-1759) wrote the "Messiah."
The composer was in despair. Struggling to earn a living in London, he knew there would be days when he could not afford to buy meals. One night in 1741, depressed and defeated, he wandered the lonely streets; it was almost dawn when he returned to his shabby room. On a table was a thick envelope. It was from Charles Jennens, the man who wrote his librettos. Examining the pages, he found them covered with Scripture texts.
Wearily, he tossed the pages aside and crawled into bed. But he could not sleep. The words he had read returned to him:
"Comfort ye, comfort ye, my people, saith your God...The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light...For unto us a Child is born...Glory to God in the highest...Hallelujah! Hallelujah!"
Too stirred to sleep, he got up and went to his piano. The music flowed from his heart, and he began to write. Night and day for three weeks, he wrote feverishly. He forgot sleep, food, rest, and refused to see anyone. At last, on the day the work was finished, one friend managed to gain entrance into his home, and this is what he found.
The composer was at his piano, sheets of music strewn around him, tears streaming down his face and he said, "I do believe I have seen all of Heaven before me, and the great God himself."
The first audience to hear the composition--was in Dublin in 1742, which gave it the greatest ovation in the city's history. Weeks later, London heard it for the first time, and again it was a triumph. The King was so impressed during the Hallelujah chorus that he rose to his feet--a custom that still prevails. The text is taken from the Bible and forms a dramatic commentary on the whole prophecy and fullfillment of the redemption of man. It is in three parts:
1) The prophecy and coming of the Messiah.
2) The redemption of mankind through the sacrifice of Jesus.
3) The Thanksgiving for the ultimate defeat of death through faith in the Kingdom of God.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
The kingdom of this world is become
the Kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ, and of His Christ;
and He shall reign for ever and ever
and He shall reign for ever and ever
and He shall reign for ever and ever
and He shall reign for ever and ever
King of Kings,
for ever and ever. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
and Lord of Lords,
for ever and ever. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
King of Kings,
for ever and ever. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
and Lord of Lords,
for ever and ever. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
King of Kings,
for ever and ever. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
and Lord of Lords,
for ever and ever. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
King of Kings, and Lord of Lords,
and He shall reign for ever and ever
and He shall reign for ever and ever
King of Kings
for ever and ever. Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
and He shall reign for ever and ever,
for ever and ever,
King of Kings,
and Lord of Lords,
King of Kings,
and Lord of Lords,
and He shall reign for ever and ever,
King of Kings,
and Lord of Lords.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Samson's weakness
Samson-meaning "of the sun"; proclaiming that he was radiant and mighty. The name "Samson" is derived from shemesh("sun"), so that Samson bore the name of God, who is also a "a sun and shield". [Psalms 84:12] As God protected Israel, so did Samson watch over it in his generation, judging the people even as God did. Samson's strength was divinely derived. Samson resembled God in requiring neither aid or help.
Samson was said to be so strong that he could uplift two mountains and rub them together like two clods of earth, yet his superhuman strength, like Goliaths, brought woe upon its possessor. Samson is something of a Hercules figure, utilizing massive strength to combat his enemies and to perform heroic feats unachievable by ordinary men: wrestling a lion, slaying an entire army with nothing more than a donkey's jawbone, and tearing down an entire building.
Samson falls in love with a woman, Delilah (which is a Jewish name), at the Brook of Sorek. (Judges 16). Sorek is a "fruitless tree"(means "empty" in Hebrew),implying a moral lesson suggesting that Samson's involvement in his affair with Delilah was eventually "fruitless". However,another etymology suggest that "sorek" means"special vine" and refers to the grapes and wines grown in the area.
The Philistines approach Delilah and induce her (with 1100 silver coins) to try to find the secret of Samson's strength. Samson does not want to tell her the secret, so he teases her, telling her that he can be bound with fresh bowstrings. She does so while he sleeps, but when he wakes up he snaps the strings. She persists, and he tells her he can be bound with new ropes. She binds him with new ropes while he sleeps, and he snaps them, too. She asks again, and he says he can be bound if his locks are woven together. She weaves them together, but he undoes them when he wakes. Eventually Samson tells Delilah that he will lose his strength with the loss of his hair. Delilah means "weak" and how interesting that Samson, the strong one, could be totally dominated by Delilah, the weak one. Nevertheless, his ultimate loss of strength-being tamed by the wit of a woman (Delilah) is somewhat similar to stories such as Beauty and the Beast; albeit with the woman appearing as more of the villian in this story. Delilah calls for a servant to shave Samson's seven locks. Since that breaks the Nazarite oath, God leaves him, and Samson is captured by the Philistines. (Judges 16:20). The gouge out his eyes. After being blinded, Samson is brought to Gaza, imprisoned, and put to work grinding grain.
The lion is very significant in the story. God was trying to teach Samson something about the degree of power that he possessed. There is a lion in our life, as well. Peter writes that our adversary, the devil, goes about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. He is our lion, seeking to tempt us, to draw us away from obedience to Jesus Christ.
Samson learned that God was adequate to meet any need he had. In our own life God is adequate; that He is slaying our Philistines, and that he has dealt with the lion in our life.
God will give us up to the passions of our own life, if we insist on it. Samson grinding away at the mill is a vivid illustration of what happens in the inner man. There is a blinding--a loss of a sense of moral perspective and vision. The is a binding--a loss of our freedom and liberty and mobility in the Spirit. There is a grinding--a sense of futility and boredom and purposlessness about life, or just going around and around and around inside.
God never forgets us. When He takes His hands off of us and lets us go, He is still right there available to us. He never abandons us, He is there ready to respond to His entreaty. Samson grinding at the mill brought his life to mind, realized what had happened to him, and knew that his strength lay in his Lord.
by Patti Hallford
Jdg 16:20 And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he knew not that the LORD was departed from him.
Cross references:
Numbers 14:-42-43Num 14:42 Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.
Num 14:43 For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the LORD, therefore the LORD will not be with you.
Jos 7:12 Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.
1Sa 16:14 But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.
Samson was said to be so strong that he could uplift two mountains and rub them together like two clods of earth, yet his superhuman strength, like Goliaths, brought woe upon its possessor. Samson is something of a Hercules figure, utilizing massive strength to combat his enemies and to perform heroic feats unachievable by ordinary men: wrestling a lion, slaying an entire army with nothing more than a donkey's jawbone, and tearing down an entire building.
Samson falls in love with a woman, Delilah (which is a Jewish name), at the Brook of Sorek. (Judges 16). Sorek is a "fruitless tree"(means "empty" in Hebrew),implying a moral lesson suggesting that Samson's involvement in his affair with Delilah was eventually "fruitless". However,another etymology suggest that "sorek" means"special vine" and refers to the grapes and wines grown in the area.
The Philistines approach Delilah and induce her (with 1100 silver coins) to try to find the secret of Samson's strength. Samson does not want to tell her the secret, so he teases her, telling her that he can be bound with fresh bowstrings. She does so while he sleeps, but when he wakes up he snaps the strings. She persists, and he tells her he can be bound with new ropes. She binds him with new ropes while he sleeps, and he snaps them, too. She asks again, and he says he can be bound if his locks are woven together. She weaves them together, but he undoes them when he wakes. Eventually Samson tells Delilah that he will lose his strength with the loss of his hair. Delilah means "weak" and how interesting that Samson, the strong one, could be totally dominated by Delilah, the weak one. Nevertheless, his ultimate loss of strength-being tamed by the wit of a woman (Delilah) is somewhat similar to stories such as Beauty and the Beast; albeit with the woman appearing as more of the villian in this story. Delilah calls for a servant to shave Samson's seven locks. Since that breaks the Nazarite oath, God leaves him, and Samson is captured by the Philistines. (Judges 16:20). The gouge out his eyes. After being blinded, Samson is brought to Gaza, imprisoned, and put to work grinding grain.
The lion is very significant in the story. God was trying to teach Samson something about the degree of power that he possessed. There is a lion in our life, as well. Peter writes that our adversary, the devil, goes about as a roaring lion, seeking whom he may devour. He is our lion, seeking to tempt us, to draw us away from obedience to Jesus Christ.
Samson learned that God was adequate to meet any need he had. In our own life God is adequate; that He is slaying our Philistines, and that he has dealt with the lion in our life.
God will give us up to the passions of our own life, if we insist on it. Samson grinding away at the mill is a vivid illustration of what happens in the inner man. There is a blinding--a loss of a sense of moral perspective and vision. The is a binding--a loss of our freedom and liberty and mobility in the Spirit. There is a grinding--a sense of futility and boredom and purposlessness about life, or just going around and around and around inside.
God never forgets us. When He takes His hands off of us and lets us go, He is still right there available to us. He never abandons us, He is there ready to respond to His entreaty. Samson grinding at the mill brought his life to mind, realized what had happened to him, and knew that his strength lay in his Lord.
by Patti Hallford
Jdg 16:20 And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he knew not that the LORD was departed from him.
Cross references:
Numbers 14:-42-43Num 14:42 Go not up, for the LORD is not among you; that ye be not smitten before your enemies.
Num 14:43 For the Amalekites and the Canaanites are there before you, and ye shall fall by the sword: because ye are turned away from the LORD, therefore the LORD will not be with you.
Jos 7:12 Therefore the children of Israel could not stand before their enemies, but turned their backs before their enemies, because they were accursed: neither will I be with you any more, except ye destroy the accursed from among you.
1Sa 16:14 But the Spirit of the LORD departed from Saul, and an evil spirit from the LORD troubled him.
Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Tuesday, July 3, 2007
We are made in America.
We are truly a special kind.
Because not everywhere will you find.
People who value our freedom and rights.
Who will defend our country in all fights.
People with skin that is white, tan, red, and brown.
Who don't look down upon one another with a frown.
For we are all citizens of the same great country.
We are all happy to be made in America
What a beautiful place to be!
Author Unknown
Everyone have a Happy and safe 4th of July
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