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Where the Soul Never Dies

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I was browsing music online the other day and this song popped up. I am not terribly familiar with it, but it caught my attention so thought I would share with you. 🙂 Where the soul never dies, the name, and I hope you enjoy it.

where the soul never dies

Where the Would Never Dies was written by Wayne Raney . He is Arkansas born and raised, and grew up to be a harmonica player and a country and western singer. He moved to Mexico at age 13. He was not able to do physical labour due to a foot deformity.

He wrote a variety of music and made a gospel album. He eventually performed very little. He eventually returned to Arkansas, retiring to raise chickens. He lost his voice in the 1980’s and stopped performing. He succumbed to cancer in 1993.

Lyrics

To Canaan’s land I’m on my way where the soul never dies
My darkest night will turn to day where the soul never dies
No sad farewell (And there’ll be no sad farewell)
No tear-dimmed eyes (There will be no tear-dimmed eyes)
Where all His deeds, His joy and love and the soul of man never dies

A rose is blooming there for me where the soul of man never dies
And I shall live eternally where the soul of man never dies
No sad farewell (And there’ll be no sad farewell)
No tear-dimmed eyes (There will be no tear-dimmed eyes)
Where all His deeds, His joy and love and the soul of man never dies

No sad farewell (And there’ll be no sad farewell)
No tear-dimmed eyes (There will be no tear-dimmed eyes)
Where all His deeds, His joy and love and the soul of man never dies
No sad farewell (And there’ll be no sad farewell)
No tear-dimmed eyes (There will be no tear-dimmed eyes)
Where all His deeds, His joy and love and the soul of man never dies (No sad farewell)

Airplanes of World War 1

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The air force was still in it’s infancy during world war one. There was still so much to learn and do. War is a good motivators. Let’s look into the Airplanes of World War 1

Airplanes of World War 1

Videos Watched

My son loves the great war channel so of course we started here. Airplanes were quite basic, but more effective aircraft were being developed.

This video introduced us to many planes and individuals. We followed up with a few of them. Those we didn’t are The Red Baron, the Sopwith Camel, the Vickers Biplane 1, Mick Mannock, .

Ansaldo (Italian plane) the best observation plane.

Which led us to this video listing the top aircraft of WW1

Handley Page was another important plane in the war. That led us on a round about search of ww1 airplanes which led us to this video.

Eindecker – machine gun synchronized to the propellor. About the five minute mark it starts to talk about the airplanes.

Ernest Udet was a German Flying Ace. We were looking for more information on him and only found long documentaries. This one intrigued us though with it’s talk of chivalry in the air.

Billy Bishop, a flying ace from Canada! William Avery Bishop, was a non-scholar who was good at shooting. His marksmanship was his saving grace. Was part of number 60 squadron.

The title of this video intrigued the lad who has an interest in physics. Airplanes plus physics… a total win!

This one popped up in my feed and was actually interesting to watch.

We learned a bit more about the triplane which was used by the Red Baron. It was neat to see the recreation of The Red Baron’s flying unit. The planes looked very neat in the air.

Reading Material

We found this fascinating website called the Military Factory. It lists the planes by name and year, and when you click on the image takes you to another pages with stats and a write up. We actually used this site to find names of airplanes and then look up videos on them. Like this Curtiss H16

Ducksters taught us what the planes were, how they were used, and what their different markings meant.

History hit told us about 12 aircraft from the war. 12 important aircraft from the First World War, including bombers, fighters and reconnaissance planes.

Ranker lists the best of the world war one airplanes. The start of the world was with clunkers and ended with powerful bombers.

1600 airmen died in the World War 1 from Canada, Veterans Affairs talked about the brilliance of Canadian airmen in the war.

My son’s project

A friend of the family gave the lad an airplane model to put together for WW2, so we thought it would be neat to have an airplane of ww1 as well. We hope to stop at a model shop and get one for him to do.

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Be Not Dismayed Whate’er Betide

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Be Not Dismayed Whate’er Betide is a lovely short hymn reminding us of God’s continual care for his people.

be not dismayed whate'er betide

Author and History

Civilla D Martin is the author of this hymn of God’s care. She is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States. Writer of many hymns and songs., she married twice over her lifetime. First to a Rev. John F. Geddes, Congregational minister. Later she married Walter Stillman Martin, a Baptist minister, and traveled with him in evangelistic work when she was not confined to her sick bed.

In regards to this first hymn she wrote: I was confined to a sick bed in a Bible school in Lestershire, New York. – God Will Take Care of You was written one Sunday afternoon while my husband went to a preaching appointment. When he returned I gave the words to him. He immediately sat down – and wrote the music. That evening he and two of the teachers sang the completed song.

Lyrics

Be not dismayed whate’er betide,
God will take care of you;
Beneath His wings of love abide,
God will take care of you.

Refrain

God will take care of you,
Through every day, o’er all the way;
He will take care of you,
God will take care of you.

Through days of toil when heart doth fail,
God will take care of you;
When dangers fierce your path assail,
God will take care of you.

Refrain

All you may need He will provide,
God will take care of you;
Nothing you ask will be denied,
God will take care of you.

Refrain

No matter what may be the test,
God will take care of you;
Lean, weary one, upon His breast,
God will take care of you.

Refrain

Submarines of WW1

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After studying the sea battles of world war 1 we thought perhaps we were done until we remembered submarines.  That deserved another week of study!  

Submarines of WW1

We started our study as always with Youtube.

We found it interesting that submarines were thought useless in battle until Kaiser Wilhelm took a ride and loved them, he ordered Germany to start building submarines. Other highlights included: The Electric Boat Company became General Dynamics a major USA based submarine company, the USA was first to use diesel engines in their submarines and Great Britain has 74 submarines built at the start of the war.

Highlights: Submarines changed the face of war. The Germans made the most use of submarines during the war. Living conditions were absolutely horrible due to the use of kerosene lamps and close quarters.

I liked how they talked about what to do with you were in the water, keeping your eyes in the Horizon looking for help.

German high command decided that risking battle with the USA, and ignoring the laws of humanity was necessary in order to win the war.

The lad did some reading in World War 1 History for kids.

His goal this week is to research the changes in submarines from the beginning of the war to the end. Lots of different advances were made. He has since expanded that project as he’s learning a ton and thoroughly enjoying the process. 🙂

Victory in Jesus

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I heard an old old story… this is the first line to the song Victory in Jesus. Just think about it for a moment, this old story, one told to us in the bible. This story leads to victory.

Victory in Jesus

E.M. Bartlett is the author of this hymn, it is the last one that he wrote. Missouri born, Eugene Monroe Barlett Sr. was a songwriter who spent his working life in the music field. Working for the Hartford Music Institute he expanded their reach from Arkansas into Texas and Oklahoma.

Lyrics

I heard an old, old story,
How a Savior came from glory,
How He gave His life on Calvary
To save a wretch like me;
I heard about His groaning,
Of His precious blood’s atoning,
Then I repented of my sins
And won the victory.

Chorus
O victory in Jesus,
My Savior, forever.
He sought me and bought me
With His redeeming blood;
He loved me ere I knew Him
And all my love is due Him,
He plunged me to victory,
Beneath the cleansing flood. 

I heard about His healing,
Of His cleansing pow’r revealing.
How He made the lame to walk again
And caused the blind to see;
And then I cried, “Dear Jesus,
Come and heal my broken spirit,”
And somehow Jesus came and bro’t
To me the victory.

I heard about a mansion
He has built for me in glory.
And I heard about the streets of gold
Beyond the crystal sea;
About the angels singing,
And the old redemption story,
And some sweet day I’ll sing up there
The song of victory.  

Sea Blockades and Battles WW1

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This week Sea Battles!   We just finished The Eastern front and the Western Front.   This was a fascinating look at the battle on the surface.   We’ll be looking below the surface next week.   We learned a great deal about the blockades as well as some of the actual battles. 

Sea Blockades and Battles ww1

My son gravitating toward video as he does, asked me on Monday if we could watch videos rather than go to the library.  

Videos watched

The British were trying to stay the most powerful navy but the states and Germany were further ahead industrially.  As of world war 1 Britain had the best navy with Germany close behind.

Naval Blockade of Germany by the British. We love watching The Great War channel. It is so interesting. Blockades prevented food from getting in, which would weaken the enemy. It wasn’t a kind thing, but perhaps a necessary one?

We focused in a bit on the Battle of Jutland with the two videos below.   This was the biggest naval battle of world war 1.  We learned a few things about tactics, and how different builds of ships made a difference. 

We learned about the battle of Moon Sound.  This battle was fought October and November of 1917.  It was between the Germans and Russians with the Germans being successful. 

Strategy and tactics is important to the lad, so the title of this video intrigued him.  Mistakes in communication were a large part of how this battle played out.  The lad explained to me that radios weren’t very accurate during the war. 

Books Read

He read about sea battles in World War 1 for Kids. We wanted to read more but we have co-op this past two weeks and that means Fridays are too busy for lots of reading.

World War 1 for kids

A decision was made to map out where the blockages and major sea battles were. I wish he would do them in anything out than pencil so they would show up better on the map, but it’s his project and he’s happy with it.

Sea Blockades and Battles ww1

Along with mapping it out, he also printed off a key to go with it. So far we are in discussion over how to keep the key with the poster board.

Sea battles of Ww1

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There is Power in the Blood

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So here I was listening to music and this song popped up. Before I knew it was singing along forgetting I was working at the library. Oops! What can I say, There is Power in the Blood. (grin). I wasn’t sure if I should entitle this post by There is Power in the Blood or Would you be free from the burden of Sin. It goes by both, but mostly comes up as There is Power in the Blood.

There is power in the blood

Lewis E Jones wrote this song while attending a camp meeting at Mountain Lake Park in Montana. He sold the song to Henry Lake Gilmour.  It was subsequently published in Songs of Praise and Victory for the first time.

Lewis Edgar Jones, who was born in Illinois. He graduated from the Moody Bible Institute, later working for the YMCA. Ssong-writing was something he did on the side, writing many song. There is Power in the Blood is the song he is most known for. He wrote under a variety of pen-names, such as Lewis Edgar, Edgar Lewis, Mary Slater, and more.

Lyrics

Would you be free from the burden of sin?
There’s power in the blood, power in the blood;
Would you o’er evil a victory win?
There’s wonderful power in the blood.

Refrain

There is power, power, wonder working power
In the blood of the Lamb;
There is power, power, wonder working power
In the precious blood of the Lamb.

Would you be free from your passion and pride?
There’s power in the blood, power in the blood;
Come for a cleansing to Calvary’s tide;
There’s wonderful power in the blood.

Refrain

Would you be whiter, much whiter than snow?
There’s power in the blood, power in the blood;
Sin stains are lost in its life giving flow.
There’s wonderful power in the blood.

Refrain

Would you do service for Jesus your king?
There’s power in the blood, power in the blood;
Would you live daily His praises to sing?
There’s wonderful power in the blood.

Refrain