Not to Us, O Lord, the Glory

A musical interlude to brighten a dark day of remembrance.

Latin

Non nobis, Domine, non nobis,

sed nomini tuo da gloriam.

English

Not unto us, O Lord, not unto us,

but to thy name give the glory.

It is a crusader’s hymn. Let us recall against whom the Crusades were fought, and in what good cause (for they were, perhaps, the only truly just wars in all history) yet recollect with sorrow that the disunion of the Christian princes and powers at home allowed the Holy Land to slip back into Mohammedan hands, and soon all of the Eastern Empire as well. Everything that now weeps under the merciless crescent of the pitiless God of Submission once was governed by the cross of merciful Christ, and instead of the wail of the prayer-call, even the Libyan and Egyptian air rejoiced with church-bells.

Remember 9/11.

Remember who the enemy is, and who supports, defends, and cheers that enemy, while heaping scorn and scathing hate on those who name him what he is.

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