Illuminations
Love Came Down
Anthony Esolen on Christian Hymns
'Tis the season to be buying,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Mom's exhausted, baby's crying,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Charge on credit all we covet,
Fa la la, la la la, la la la!
Though we have no place to shove it,
Fa la la la la, la la la la.
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Anthony Esolen is Distinguished Professor of Humanities at Thales College and the author of over 30 books, including Real Music: A Guide to the Timeless Hymns of the Church (Tan, with a CD), Out of the Ashes: Rebuilding American Culture (Regnery), and The Hundredfold: Songs for the Lord (Ignatius). He has also translated Dante’s Divine Comedy (Random House) and, with his wife Debra, publishes the web magazine Word and Song (anthonyesolen.substack.com). He is a senior editor of Touchstone.
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