Msuic Monday: I’d Rather Have Jesus (Japanese)
[Verse 1]
I’d rather have Jesus than silver or gold;
I’d rather be His than have riches untold;
I’d rather have Jesus than houses or lands.
I’d rather be led by His nail pierced hand
[Chorus]
Than to be the king of a vast domain
Or be held in sin’s dread sway.
I’d rather have Jesus than anything
This world affords today.
[Verse 2]
I’d rather have Jesus than men’s applause;
I’d rather be faithful to His dear cause;
I’d rather have Jesus than worldwide fame.
I’d rather be true to His holy name [Chorus]
[Verse 3]
He’s fairer than lilies of rarest bloom;
He’s sweeter than honey from out the comb;
He’s all that my hungering spirit needs.
I’d rather have Jesus and let Him lead [Chorus]
Know Your Valar: Namo, Lorien, and Nienna
Today we have three siblings: Námo (whom we’ve previously met as Mandos), Irmo, and Nienna…
Námo
- Type: Vala
- Name meaning: “Ordainer”/”Judge”
- Other titles: Mandos (“Prison-fortress”)
- Appearance:
- Dark figure
- Loud, solemn voice
- Location: Halls of Mandos
- Notes:
- Responsible for the judgement of the elves after death

Lórien
- Type: Vala
- Name meaning: –
- Other titles: Irmo (“Master of Desires”)
- Appearance: –
- Location: Lórien
- Notes:
- Master of Visions, Dreams, and Desires

Nienna
- Type: Vala
- Name meaning: “She Who Weeps”
- Other titles: –
- Appearance: –
- Location: –
- Notes:
- Her mourning of the Two Trees brought forth their last flower and fruit, and made into the Sun and Moon.

Know Your Valar: Mandos and Vairë
Wise Words On Wednesday: Making a merrier World

If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world.
J.R.R. Tolkien
Music Monday: Redemption Song
Know Your Valar: Melkor and Manwë
Today we have the siblings. The first is Melkor, who is clearly the baddie (you can tell by his tailor)…
Melkor
- Type: Vala
- Name meaning: “He who arises in might”
- Other titles: Morgoth (“Black Foe of the World”)
- Appearance:
- Crown with the Silmarils
- Location: Utumno, Angband
- Notes:
- Primordial source of evil in Eä.

…and we already met Manwë, the King of Arda:



