The Land of Might-Have-Been - Novello/Marsh

The Land of might-have-been, such a beautiful music, sung by Jeremy Northam, disappeared from Deezer! But we still can find it at YouTube. "Gosford Park", by director Robert Altman, is one of the best movies I've seen!

And the lyrics, to sing together with Jeremy!

The Land of might-have-been

Somewhere there's another land
Different from this world below,
Far more mercifully planned
Than the cruel place we know.
Innocence and peace are there--
All is good that is desired.
Faces there are always fair;
Love grows never old nor tired.

We shall never find that lovely
Land of might-have-been.
I can never be your king nor
You can be my queen.
Days may pass and years may pass
And seas may lie between--
We shall never find that lovely
Land of might-have-been.

Sometimes on the rarest nights
Comes the vision calm and clear,
Gleaming with unearthly lights
On our path of doubt and fear.
Winds from that far land are blown, whispering with secret breath--
Hope that plays a tune alone,
Love that conquers pain and death.

Shall we ever find that lovely
Land of might-have-been?
Will I ever be your king or you
At last my queen?
Days may pass and years may pass
And seas may lie between--
Shall we ever find that lovely
Land of might-have-been?

28 May 2021 Holy Rosary

Rosary Day 28: Our Lady Of Altötting in Germany

"During the month of May, the Church around the world is joining in a daily Rosary for the intention of the end of the pandemic, as well as a specific intention related to the various victims of the virus.

Each day of the month, a different shrine will lead the daily Rosary, according to local practice. The beginning and the end of the Rosary Marathon (May 1 and May 31) are led by Pope Francis. For today’s Rosary Relay, we will be at a place beloved by Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI, Our Lady of Altötting in Germany.

The Shrine of Our Lady of Altötting, also known as the Chapel of Grace (German: Gnadenkapelle), is the national shrine of Bavaria. Benedict was born in a nearby town, and considers the shrine his “spiritual homeland.”

The octagonal chapel that houses the image of the Virgin is the oldest Marian shrine in Germany, dating back to 660. The image is also ancient, possibly from around 1330. It is one of the images known as a Black Madonna, because of the dark color of the figures’ faces and hands.

The image is of Our Lady holding the Christ Child, and is about 26 inches high. Mary holds a scepter with a lily blossom in her left hand. The Child Jesus rests on her right arm and has a sphere representing his power as God.

Since the 1500s, the images have been richly decorated with crowns and robes bedecked in jewels.

A miraculous recovery in 1489 further popularized the shrine. A young boy who had been drowned recovered, after his mother laid his body before the image and prayed for a miracle. Many other miracles are attributed to Our Lady of Altötting’s intercession." (Aletea)

It was moving to say the Rosary at the Shrine of Our Lady of Altötting, prayed and sung with such devotion, simplicity and beauty.

Aletea