Stuck in My Head

For the better part of the last twelve years, some of the things that stuck in my head I had little or no control over.  For example, "The itsy bitsy spider crawled up the water spout.  Down came the rain and washed the spider out.  Out popped the sun and dried up all the rain, and the itsy b...".  What's the matter?  Is that song stuck in your head now?  Uh huh.  What about "This little light of mine...I'm gonna let it shine.  This little light of mine...I'm gonna let it shine. Let it shine.  Let it shine. Let it shine."  At least this one has a nice message, but the monotony of some of these children's songs can turn your brain to ratatouille (Hey.  I'm running a high class blog...no mere soup here.).

In the past couple of months I have been faced with the reality that my kids are growing up...fast.  My son has facial hair, and his voice took a dive into the lower register, to say nothing of the melodrama that goes with becoming a teenager.  And my daughter, well she's growing up...literally...so fast that her clothes can't keep up.  It's a good thing all those new skirts her grandmother made started out near her ankles, because they're not (near her ankles) any more.  Their taste in music has changed as well, and still their songs get stuck in my head.  There's something about the way kids listen to music...over and over and over and over and over and...yea, you probably get the point.

So this morning, I was stunned to realize that the song stuck in my head was not something that the kids drove in there, but instead was one from my old church choir days.  Perhaps you'll recognize it.

Holy, holy, holy!  Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.
Holy, holy, holy!  Merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy!  All the saints adore thee,
casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.

Holy, holy, holy!  Though the darkness hide thee,
though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see,
only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
perfect in power, in love and purity.

Holy, holy, holy!  Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth and sky and sea.
Holy, holy, holy!  Merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity.

Oh no!  Speaking of Trinity, I need to get the kids up for school (they attend a school named Trinity).  Time to get out of my head and into the kitchen!