Music & the Spoken Word Library

The Message of Spring – Sunday, March 09, 1980

Yes, awake thou wintry earth. Fling off thy sadness. . . renew thy bright array with fairest blooms of spring. Ah, the sights and sounds...

Adapting – Sunday, March 02, 1980

On the world’s highest mountains there comes a point beyond which no tree can grow.

Fount of Every Blessing – Sunday, February 24, 1980

Centuries ago Augustine described the simple blessings of his world. He wrote, "How (pleasant) is the alternation of day and night. How abundant the supply...

The Power of Music – Sunday, February 17, 1980

The sound of this great Choir reminds us that music is one of the simple pleasures of life. It affects everyone. It moves and motivates....

More Stately Mansions… – Sunday, February 10, 1980

We have all seen the remarkable construction of the chambered seashell—how each year the developing marine animal adds another compartment to its home, making a...

On Wasting a Lifetime – Sunday, February 03, 1980

Is there really, somewhere, in a meadow far away, still a shepherdess who sings all day while she watches her flocks?  If there is, we...

Gifts of the Night – Sunday, January 27, 1980

A dynamic and optimistic executive was once asked if he ever got discouraged. His quick reply was a pearl of insight. He said, "I don't...

Beginning Anew – Sunday, January 20, 1980

Oh divine Redeemer…turn me not away…grant me pardon and…remember not my sins… oh divine Redeemer. 1

Homesickness – Sunday, January 13, 1980

Of all the sicknesses which afflict man, homesickness is at once the easiest to contract and the most difficult to cure. For we can be...