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On Eagle's Wings" is a devotional hymn composed by Michael Joncas. Its words are based on Psalm 91 , [ 1 ] Book of Exodus 19, and Matthew 13 . [ 2 ] Joncas wrote the piece in either 1976 [ 3 ] or 1979, [ 1 ] [ 4 ] after he and his friend, Douglas Hall, returned from a meal to learn that Hall's father had died of a heart attack. [ 5 ]
Fly, my thoughts, on wings of gold; go settle upon the slopes and the hills, where, soft and mild, the sweet airs of my native land smell fragrant! Greet the banks of the Jordan and Zion's toppled towers. O my homeland, so lovely and lost! O memories so dear and yet so deadly! Golden harp of the prophets of old, why do you now hang silent upon ...
Jan Michael Joncas (born December 21, 1951) is a Catholic priest of the Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis, liturgical theologian, and composer of contemporary Catholic music [2] best known for his hymn "On Eagle's Wings". [3]
“Bald eagles only gain their white crown of feathers when they have reached full maturity. As such, they are messengers that gaining wisdom takes time and experience,” Pickett explains.
Hawk in flight. With their broad wingspans and sharp talons, hawks are some of the most regal birds in the skies. But beyond their powerful physical qualities, hawks hold deep spiritual meaning ...
Operation Magic Carpet is a widely known nickname for Operation On Wings of Eagles (Hebrew: כנפי נשרים Knafei Nesharim, lit. ' Wings of Eagles/Vultures ' ), an operation between June 1949 and September 1950 that brought 49,000 Yemenite Jews to the new state of Israel . [ 1 ]
The chorus exclaims "Fly on your wings like an eagle," and to fly as high as & to touch the sun. As he flies, his eyes glaze as he "flies on the wings of a dream." His wings then turn to ash as he realizes his father has either been betrayed (if the old man is not his father) or has betrayed him (if this man is his father). He then dies.
If in the bird form, he is eagle-like, typically with the wings slightly open as if ready and willing to fly wherever he needs to. [8] In part human-form, he may have an eagle-like nose, beak or legs, his eyes are open and big, his body is the color of emerald, and his wings are golden-yellow. He may be shown with either two or four hands. [8]