Author Archives: Dr. Crystal Grimes
Yule Chorus – Lyrics and Music
My contribution to the Yuletide, sung to the tune of “Jingle Bells” and played on ukulele.
Lyrics
Sun has come
Sun is gone
Sun will shine again.
Longest night, it’s time to light
Your inner fire of change.
Yule!
Sun has come
Sun is gone
Sun will shine again.
Longest night, it’s time to light
Your inner fire of change!
Czech Carol – Advent Week 3 Music
It’s little known that what later became a popular Christmas song, is based on a traditional Czech carol. The timeless tune has had many incarnations, arrangements, recordings, mixes, and performances. While credit cannot be given for the original because it is unknown, the carol is enjoyed to this day in the hearts and homes of many. I hope you enjoy my zither arrangement!
And this fun flute video
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Still Still Still – Advent Week 2 Music
Emmanuel – Advent Week 1 Audio
Listen below to “O Come, O Come, Emmanuel,” or download the mp3.
Click the following link, and choose “Save target as…” or similar to download.
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel Mp3
Instrument:
Zither (also called lap harp or plucked psaltery)
Tuning:
432HZ (Verdi Tuning)
I intended to post this yesterday, on the first Sunday of Advent. But I wasn’t feeling well, so it comes today instead.
The Season of Giving
The Season of Giving
by Frederick Douglass Grimes, III
Blessings and good will to all!
Well, here we are, once again ready and waiting to embark on the holiday season. Thanksgiving is upon us, with Christmas just around the corner. Thanksgiving means the same thing to most of us: Plenty of food! Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes, baked macaroni and cheese, And all the trimmings that go along with the holiday festivities.
But it also should be a time of reflection and some soul searching. Never forget for one moment those who are not blessed enough To have family or friends to enjoy the holiday celebrations, for one reason or another. Sad to say there are many who will spend the holidays alone. Quite often this does not have to be the case.
I lived in Miami between 2015 and 2018. There I spent months in different assisted living facilities. But even as a blind veteran, I still noticed each and every holiday, especially Thanksgiving and Christmas. Of all of the twelve to fourteen elderly men who resided at these places, most had families, but none came to visit for the holidays. It had to be one of the saddest experiences that I ever encountered.
I myself had family down there. My mother was and still is living there. But sadly in 2013 she came down with Dementia. And the whole time that I visited with her, she didn’t even know who I was, her oldest son. But god has a reason for each and everything that happens in life. So I just placed her in His hands.
When the holidays roll around, the first thing that comes to most folks’ minds is exchanging gifts, enjoying all of the holiday music, and hopefully rejoicing in the mere fact that the Lord has granted us one more day. Gifts to someone are always nice, just to show them you care. But giving of oneself is the most inexpensive, yet the most important gift of all. Time is precious, and true friends are few. Because but for the grace of god, that lonely person one day could easily be you or I.
God bless, and happy holidays!
The Blind Poet, Freddy G.
Thanksgiving Playlist: A Gift to You
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
You can listen to these original songs by clicking or pressing Enter on the Play button below, or by clicking on the one you’d like to start with.
No matter how you celebrate, I simply pray that you do, and do so earnestly, honestly, and joyfully!
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