I'm in the middle of finals week, so don't expect a lot of updates

I'm in the middle of finals week, so there haven't been a lot of updates. I actually planned the beginning of Advent series (Dorothy, Sojourner, Harvey, Kamehameha & Emma) months in advance, but hadn't got anything else planned. Expect updates to be skimpy until the holidays.

Meanwhile, here's a hymn that's especially appropriate for Advent, and the coming of the Lord. It's based of Isaiah 40. Credit for the lyrics and the midi file goes to Oremus. They're an Anglican site with both a bible and a hymnal.

Comfort, comfort ye my people,
speak ye peace, thus saith our God;
comfort those who sit in darkness,
mourning 'neath their sorrow's load;
speak ye to Jerusalem
of the peace that waits for them;
tell her that her sins I cover,
and her warfare now is over.

For the herald's voice is crying
in the desert far and near,
bidding all men to repentance,
since the kingdom now is here.
O that warning cry obey!
Now prepare for God a way!
Let the valleys rise to meet him,
and the hills bow down to greet him.

Make ye straight what long was crooked,
make the rougher places plain:
let your hearts be true and humble,
as befits his holy reign,
For the glory of the Lord
now o'er the earth is shed abroad,
and all flesh shall see the token
that his word is never broken.