Sticking your neb in..........

It was with great disappointment that Choirboy could not connect the phrase 'to stick your neb in' to one of the subjects of the first reading, Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar was king of Babylonia from 605 BC. Shortly before his accession he defeated the Egyptians at Carchemish and brought Palestine and Syria into his empire. Judah revolted, with Egyptian assistance, in 596 and 587–586 BC; on both occasions he captured Jerusalem and took many Hebrews into captivity. He largely rebuilt Babylon and constructed the hanging gardens. Whereas a neb is a nose - I am not even going to comment on the slang derivatives for Babylon !
Try as Choirboy might today, he found it difficult to avoid thinking of the Boney M song 'By the rivers of Babylon' as today's psalm was almost word for word transcribed by Boney M into their kitch, top-selling 70 s number above. It would, I think (even for choirboy) have been a bridge too far to have sung the psalm in the style of Boney M - but then again.....
With an enforced move of the organ for reasons that aren't entirely apparrent, Jimmy and Choirboy were left playing at an awkward angle and out of view. C'est la vie. Muscially we manged a joyful Mass despite Choirboy singing the chorus to our Communion hymn at the wrong time and leading everyone astray. However, we survived and I am not sure many people saw the join.

Happy Mother's Day !

Entry Christ be beside me

Kyrie

Alleluia Praise to You, O Christ, our Saviour (V4)

Creed Credo/I believe

Offertory All that I am

Holy Holy Gathering Mass

Dying You destroyed our death, rising You restored our life. Come Lord Jesus come, come again in glory (repeat) Come Lord Jesus come, come again in glory. Come Lord Jesus come, come again in glory

Amen: - Amen, Amen, Amen We will sing of Your love forever. We will sing Your praise forever Amen. Amen, Amen, Amen

Agnus Dei (Newquay Mass #3)

Communion Bread of life, hope of the world

Make me a channel

Recessional Freely, freely