At the game I saw a few Judsonites I had known, including President Jerry Cain. It's funny how a few years apart just changes everything, because while at the game I barely felt a part of Judson. I guess that's a good thing. It means that part of life has passed. But I still missed it.
Speaking of things long gone, here's a link to some ancient music re-creations. The one of note is the earliest Christian hymn that we have record of, which has been simply titled the "Ancient Christian Hymn to the Holy Trinity." For you familiar with Northern Seminary (my school), and know Dr. Cosgrove, this is the hymn he worked on studying from the papyrus of Oxyrynchus, which dates to the 3rd century. He's got a book he's almost done with on this. Crazy.
Here's a translation of what's being sung, in English paraphrase (I hope I'm not breaking any intellectual copyright here...):
Let silence fall, let stars withhold their light
Let them close their shining eyes
Let all the roaring rivers and the winds die down
And as we lift up our hymn to the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit
Let all the powers add their voices and sing,
"Amen, Amen, strength and praise forever and glory to God
Who alone gives all good things.
Amen, amen."
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