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I'm not sure
What I'm looking for anymore
I just know
That I'm harder to console
I don't see who I'm trying to be
Instead of me
But the key
Is a question of control
Can you say
What you're trying to play anyway
I just pay
While you're breaking all the rules
All the signs that I find
Have been underlined
Devils thrive on the drive
That is fuelled
All this running around
Well it's getting me down
Just give me a pain that I'm used to
I don't need to believe
All the dreams you conceive
You just need to achieve
Something that rings true
There's a hole in your soul
Like an animal
With no conscience
Repentance unknown
Close your eyes
Pay the price for your paradise
Devils feed on the seeds
That are sown
Can't conceal what I feel
What I know is real
No mistaking the faking
I care
With a prayer in the air
I will leave it there
On a note full of hope
Not despair
All this running around
Well it's getting me down
Just give me a pain that I'm used to
I don't need to believe
All the dreams you conceive
You just need to achieve
Something that rings true
[dM, " a pain that I'm used to"]
Thousand Year Old Ice | Jökulsárlón Glacier Lagoon, Iceland | With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day. The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise, as some understand slowness. Instead He is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish, but everyone to come to repentance. 2 Peter 3:8-9
I found a few of these today here, but wasn't able to get any photos that I really liked. Having more experience with the Odes of Florida now, and (finally!) sporting a pretty decent set of ID skills- I realized that I already had a few decent shots of this somewhat uncommon little pennant. Only thing is, when I first found this immature male a couple of years ago, my inexperience with this species led me to label it an Ornate Pennant. To show my repentance, I thought it fitting to work up a shot of this young male Red-veined, and label it correctly this time. It's the least I could do. This very cool, diminutive pennant has this peculiar way of holding its wings at rest, and in this shot shows the lack of the basal wing spots that show it as indeed a Celithemis bertha, and not a Celithemis ornata. Live and learn.
Best viewed EMBIGGENED. Yup, it is.
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The prolific Perseids were captured above Meteora, Greece on the night of August 12-13, 2021. A composite photograph of 439 shots of the north-northeasternmost part of the sky.
The Perseids’ radiant point (above-right in this composite shot) is located near the constellation Perseus. The meteor shower is caused by the trail of debris and dust left in space along the orbit of the comet Swift-Tuttle; tiny particles enter the Earth’s atmosphere and burn up, producing bright streaks of light in the sky.
The Meteora rock formations are geologically unique and listed in UNESCO world heritage sites. St. Nicholas (Anapafsás’s) monastery (abbey) is seen in the foreground. A church on its first floor dates from the 14th century. Its main church (katholikon) was built in early 16th century and is famous for its exquisite frescoes painted by Theophanes the Cretan in 1527. The rock formation is 1,375 ft (419 m) high.
As Earth rotated on its axis, the entire cosmos seemed to swirl around Polaris (alpha Ursae Minoris) and also around a foreground of the lofty rocks formed sixty million years ago. The Meteora rock formations are imbued with a sense of Eternity. On the contrary, falling stars represent an Ephemeral element, such as sinful Fall prior to Repentance; they remind us of the bible’s verse:
“…stars shall fall from heaven…”
—Matthew, 24, 29
Canon EOS RP
Sigma 24mm f/1.4 Art
ISO 2500 - f/1.8 - 10 sec × 24 shots
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ISO 2500 - f/1.8 - 20 sec × 415 shots
The prolific Perseids were captured above Meteora, Greece on the night of August 12-13, 2021. A composite photograph of 439 shots of the north-northeasternmost part of the sky.
The Perseids’ radiant point (above-right in this composite shot) is located near the constellation Perseus. The meteor shower is caused by the trail of debris and dust left in space along the orbit of the comet Swift-Tuttle; tiny particles enter the Earth’s atmosphere and burn up, producing bright streaks of light in the sky.
The Meteora rock formations were formed sixty million years ago. They are geologically unique and listed in UNESCO world heritage sites. St. Nicholas (Anapafsás’s) monastery (abbey) is seen in the foreground. A church on its first floor dates from the 14th century. Its main church (katholikon) was built in early 16th century and is famous for its exquisite frescoes painted by Theophanes the Cretan in 1527. The rock formation is 1,375 ft (419 m) high.
Falling stars represent an Ephemeral element, such as sinful Fall prior to Repentance; they remind us of the bible’s verse:
“…stars shall fall from heaven…”
—Matthew, 24, 29
Canon EOS RP
Sigma 24mm f/1.4 Art
ISO 2500 - f/1.8 - 10 sec × 24 shots
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ISO 2500 - f/1.8 - 20 sec × 415 shots
Christian Devotional Song With Lyrics | Gospel hymn | "Quieting Myself Before God"
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Introduction
Verse 1
I quiet myself before God,
pray and bare my heart to Him.
I simply and honestly open up,
speak from the heart.
I hand my difficulties and shortcomings over to God
and look to Him.
May God enlighten and illuminate me
to understand His will.
Through sincere seeking,
I gain the Holy Spirit’s light in me.
Understanding the truth,
I gain discernment and have a path of practice.
With God’s guidance I live in the light,
my heart is full of joy and sweetness.
I quiet myself before God.
Verse 2
Quiet before God, I ponder His words.
I see humanity’s corruption,
how we’ve lost all human likeness.
With the revelations and judgment of God's words
I reflect on myself:
Motives lurk behind my words, I lie too much.
In my duty, I’m without principles of the truth,
I adhere to rules in my actions.
I lack love for brothers and sisters,
I’m both arrogant and selfish.
I still need to accept more
of God's judgment , trials and cleansing.
I quiet myself before God.
Verse 3
Quieting myself before God
and seeking the truth,
I gradually grow in my life.
Quieting myself before God
and reflecting on myself,
I gain true repentance.
I often quiet myself before God
and truly commune with Him.
It allows me to fear God and shun evil,
and live before Him.
In all things I accept God’s inspection;
I live in the light.
Cleansing occurs in me,
and I live out a true, true life.
I quiet myself before God.
Verse 4
Often thinking on God’s words,
I’ve reaped a great harvest.
The Holy Spirit has enlightened me
to understand even more truths.
Fulfilling my duty,
I’m at ease and find enjoyment.
Putting God’s words into practice,
I receive His blessings and love.
Through sincere seeking
I gain the Holy Spirit’s light in me.
Understanding the truth,
I gain discernment
and have a path of practice.
With God’s guidance I live in the light,
my heart is full of joy and sweetness.
I quiet myself before God.
My heart is full of joy and sweetness.
I quiet myself before God, before God.
I quiet myself before God.
I quiet myself before God.
from Follow the Lamb and Sing New Songs
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Advent & Feast of Nativity, Season of Praise
Prepare to receive the Word of God in the Flesh during the blessed feast of Nativity on January 7.
The Great Lent, Season of Repentance
A spiritual journey leading to the foot of the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The Passion Week, Week of Redemption
Holiest time of the year; seven days leading up to the crucifixion.
The view from Repentance Tower, Hoddom, Ecclefechan. Looking along the Solway Firth to a sunset over Criffel.
I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance. but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you with the Holy Ghost, and with fire:
Matthew 3:11
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Rembrandt, The Repentance of Judas, ca. 1629, at the exhibition “Jonge Rembrandt - Rising Star”, Museum De Lakenhal, Leiden
ATTESA
Oggi che t’aspettavo non sei venuta.
E la tua assenza so quel che mi dice,
...........
Dice che non vuoi amarmi.
..............
L’amore, sul nascere, ha di
questi improvvisi pentimenti.
Silenziosamente ci siamo intesi.
Amore, Amore, come sempre,
vorrei coprirti di fiori e d’insulti.
WAIT
Today I was waiting for you that you did not come.
And your absence I know what it tells me
.....................
It says you don't want to love me.
The love, at beginning has
these sudden repentances.
Silently we intended.
Love, Love, as always,
I would like to cover you with flowers and insults.
Vincenzo Cardarelli
This image is sitting on a rock, holding his helmet and was truly designed to have tears falling on his cheeks. Spanish imaginero, Antonio Bernal wanted to show repentance, reflection and pain. This image can be seen in Cordoba, Spain.
Source: La Hornacina
"Come, fill the Cup, and in the Fire of Spring
The Winter Garment of Repentance fling:
The Bird of Time has but a little way
To fly--and Lo! the Bird is on the Wing."
- Omar Khayyám
Inch Abbey is a large 12th and 13th Century ruined Cistercian Abbey near Downpatrick County Down Northern Ireland standing on the Northern Bank of the River Quoile. The site was originally on an island on the Quoile Marshes.
On the Game of Thrones theme - Robb Stark camped here in Season One of Game of Thrones.
It was founded in 1180 by the Norman Knight John de Courcy who led the 1177 Anglo-Norman invasion of East Ulster. It was erected as an act of repentance for the destruction of the Abbey of Erinagh 3 miles to the South by de Courcy in 1177.
The Pre-Norman Celtic monastic settlement here, known as Inis Cumhscraigh, was in existence by the year 800. In 1002, it was plundered by the Vikings led by Sitric, King of the Danes, who came up the Quoile with a fleet from the sea. The Vikings plundered the site again in 1149. The buildings of the early monastery would have been timber made.
Inch Abbey was shut down in the dissolution of the monasteries in the Mid 16th Century and has been in a ruin for more than 450 years.
A very interesting place well worth a visit - best accessed by the Downpatrick and County Down Railway's nearby station.
The Lord Jesus and Almighty God are one God. The Lord Jesus carries out the work of redemption, He preaches the way of repentance. Almighty God of the last days carries out the work of judgment to cleanse mankind, He brings the way of eternal life. Now, if you want to know the differences between the way of repentance and the way of eternal life, please watch this short video.
Tao Wei was a preacher from a house church. As her church grew more and more desolate day after day, her followers all became inactive and weak-spirited, and her own spirit grew dark. She could no longer feel the Lord's presence, and Tao Wei was confused, at a loss. How had the religious world lost the work of the Holy Spirit? Could it be that the Lord had already returned, and had appeared to do work elsewhere? … As Tao Wei urgently sought answers to these questions, she longed more and more to attain the supply of the living water of life from God. She and her brothers and sisters sought out God's work and appearance together, and finally came to the Church of Almighty God, where they began to communicate and debate with the preachers of the Church of Almighty God. … Will they be able to find the source of the living water of life at the Church of Almighty God? Will they be able to attain the water of life from the river that flows from the throne?
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"I'm not looking for a clearer conscience
Peace of mind after what I've been through
And before we talk of repentance
Try walking in my shoes
Try walking in my shoes "
(Depeche mode)
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The Time has come to go my Way,
to leave the Shadows and the Darkness back.
But I feel Repentance at the Thought of it...
Should i no longer consider my Past?
Should I act as if they never existed?
I don`t know...
(charcoal & graphite drawing on paper; 18 x 14 cm)
For He so loved the world, that He gave us his only son - John 3:16
Though I love reading, I'm scared to read the Bible because I'm afraid to know the truth -
- the truth that I may not be worthy of His love and sacrifice.
Heide.com.au: "Italian born artist George Baldessin exerted considerable influence on the revival of printmaking in Melbourne during the 1960s and 70s. His innovations in intaglio printing techniques—constantly exploring the processes of etching and aquatint—progressed in tandem with his work in sculpture and painting; however, it is as a printmaker that he is best known.
George Baldessin’s sculpture Mary Magdalene can be found in the small courtyard in front of Heide II."
Smithsonianmag.com: "The whole history of western civilization is epitomized in the cult of Mary Magdalene. For many centuries the most obsessively revered of saints, this woman became the embodiment of Christian devotion, which was defined as repentance."
161/365
"you're going to hell."
I'm gay. It's not a secret. Today I happened to catch Michelle Bachman, a very conservative Republican who is running for president, on the television at my mom's house. Michelle is one of those people who strongly believes in praying the gay away and sending gay people to camps where they can be "healed."
These ideas reminded me of those who believe that they or people they know can be changed and that being gay is a choice. Unfortunately, I know people like this. I really hate to get political here, but it's something that really began to bug me going into this self-portrait shoot. I wanted to do something that reflected the needs of those people who wish to repent for their "sin" of homosexuality. No matter how hard you wish and pray, you're always going to be fighting yourself and holding onto your true identity.
I feel like we all just need to love ourselves and each other. Be who you're meant to be and never change. Every single one of you is beautiful and you're going to change the world in some way. Never, ever stop dreaming. And if you ever need someone to listen or talk to, I'm willing and able to listen and give advice. My door is always open. <3
While typing this up, Born This Way by Lady Gaga came on. :) I found that to be appropriate.
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Conversion and repentance –those words which Christians of all persuasions have come to use so glibly –involve going down into the chaotic waters of Christ’s death, so that the Spirit can move to make ‘new creation’; being unmade to be remade...
...It is part of the whole logic of this argument that the new life is not simply infused in all-conquering fullness in a single moment. It does not become a new Law, a new fixed pattern or possession, but a new state of affairs, the new ‘position’ in which the believer can address the Father as Jesus had done, as ‘Abba’ (Rom. 8.15, Gal. 4.6), a new state above all of liberty (2 Cor. 3.17), but never a state possessed, always one to be realized.
--The Wound of Knowledge The Wound of Knowledge Christian Spirituality from the New Testament to St John of the Cross, ROWAN WILLIAMS
El Nigatsu-dō (nihongo, 二月堂, "La Sala del Segundo Mes") es una de las estructuras importantes del templo budista de Tōdai-ji, ubicado en la ciudad de Nara, Japón. El Tōdai-ji está incluido dentro de la lista de la UNESCO del Patrimonio de la Humanidad como uno de los "Monumentos históricos de la Nara antigua", junto con otros siete lugares, incluyendo templos, santuarios y lugares en la ciudad de Nara.
El Nigatsu-dō se encuentra al este de la Sala del Gran Buda, en la colina del monte Wakakusa, más arriba que el más conocido Daibutsu-den. Incluye otros edificios además de la sala que específicamente se llama Nigatsu-dō, comprendiendo así su propio sub-complejo dentro del Tōdai-ji.
A poca distancia del Nigatsu-dō se encuentra el Sangatsu-dō, el edificio más antiguo del complejo Tōdai-ji.
El Nigatsu-dō fue fundado en el año 752 por un monje que llevaba el nombre de Sanetada, pero el monje budista Jitchu, un pupilo de Rōben, introdujo más tarde un "servicio de arrepentimiento" dedicado a la imagen de Kannon, el Bodhisattva de once caras, en 760. Se ha celebrado como rito anual desde 760 sin solución de continuidad. El servicio pasó a ser conocido como Shuni-e (修二会, lit. el "Servicio del Segundo Mes"), pues se celebraba en el segundo mes del calendario lunisolar tradicional. En la actualidad, comienza el 1.º de marzo y termina el 15 de ese mismo mes. Omizutori, que significa "tomar el agua sagrada", se ha convertido en un nombre popular para esta ceremonia.
Se dice que Jichu ceebró el primer servicio Shuni-e en otro templo, en 752, mientras que la construcción original de la Sala Nigatsu-dō se estima que terminó en algún momento entre los años 756 y 772.
Aunque la sala se salvó de las guerras civiles en 1180 y 1567, en las que se perdió la Sala del Gran Buda. No obstante, el Nigatsu-dō quedó destruido en 1667 (año 7 de la era Kanbun 7) debido a un incendio durante el servicio Shuni-e. Este incendio afectó a la estructura principal, e inmediatamente comenzaron las obras de reconstrucción. La reconstrucción de Nigatsu-dō se terminó en 1669.
En 1944, fue elegido por Japón como uno de los aspectos culturales más importantes del país.
La actual sala principal de Nigatsu-dō está considerada un tesoro nacional. La sala alberga dos Kannons, uno grande y otro pequeño, aunque ambos están clasificados como Hibutsu (秘仏) – "Budas secretos" – y por lo tanto, no se los muestra públicamente.
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Nigatsu-dō (二月堂, "The Hall of the Second Month") is one of the important structures of Tōdai-ji, a temple in Nara, Japan. Nigatsu-dō is located to the east of the Great Buddha Hall, on the hillside of Mount Wakakusa. It includes several other buildings in addition to the specific hall named Nigatsu-dō, thus comprising its own sub-complex within Tōdai-ji.
Nigatsu-dō was founded by a monk by the name of Sanetada in 752, but the Buddhist monk Jitchu, a pupil of Rōben, later introduced a repentance service dedicated to the image of the eleven-faced Bodhisattva, Kannon in 760. It has taken place as an annual rite since 760 without any break. The service has come to be known as Shuni-e (修二会, lit. Second-Month Service), as it was held in the second month of the traditional lunisolar calendar. At present, it starts on 1 March and ends on the 15th of the month. Omizutori, which means taking sacred water, has become the popular name of the ceremony.
While the first Shuni-e service is said to have been held by Jichu in another temple in 752, the original construction of Nigatsu-dō hall is estimated to have completed only somewhere between 756 and 772. Nigatsu-dō was destroyed in 1667 due to a fire.
1667 (Kanbun 7): After fire destroyed the main temple structure, work on rebuilding Nigatsu-dō (二月堂) at Nara commenced.
Re-construction of Nigatsu-do is completed in 1669. In 1944, it was chosen by Japan as one of the most important cultural aspects of the country.
Although the hall was saved from civil wars in 1180 and 1567 in which the Great Buddha Hall was lost, it was burnt down during the Shuni-e service of 1667. The hall was rebuilt two years later.
The current main hall of Nigatsu-dō is a designated National Treasure. The hall holds two Kannons, a large one and a small one, although both of them are classified as Hibutsu (秘仏) – "secret Buddhas" – and therefore are not publicly shown.
Jonah 3:6
"The word reached the king of Nineveh, and he arose from his throne, removed his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes".
Macro Mondays theme of Cloth, and "Sackcloth and Ashes" was my first thought. My mannequin helped out (approx 2" in view).
Thank you to Graeme Churchard for the inspiration.
رحلة سريعة الى العمرة مع كاميرا كومباكت صغيرة كانت لنا هذه اللقطات
على عجالة
وتعرفون التصوير ممنوع هناك ما قدرت اخذ الكاميرا
ودقة الكاميرا ما عجبتني بس في افكار حلوة حبيت اعرضها لكم
From KSA - Makkah
Photo taken on Sweetman's Lane in Millstone, NJ. hdr
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My Week 2 Mech for Mechtober
To pilot a penitent engine is punishment for crimes where even endless flagellation and death are deemed too lenient.
To fight alongside the brave Adepta Sororitas is their form of eternal repentance.
This particular penitent engine is armed with a heavy flamer, power saw for close combat. And a rotary gun for wide sprays of lethal damage.
'To the memory of Mary Morgan, who young and beautiful, endowed with a good understanding and disposition, but unenlightened by the sacred truths of Christianity become the victim of sin and shame and was condemned to an ignominious death on the 11th April 1805, for the murder of her bastard child. Rous'd to a first sense of guilt and remorse by the eloquent and humane exertions of her benevolent judge, Mr. Justice Hardinge, she underwent the sentence of the Law on the following Thursday with infeigned repentance and a furvent hope of forgiveness through the merits of a redeeming intercessor. This stone is erected not merely to perpetuate the remembrance of a departed penitent, but to remind the living of the frailty of human nature when unsupported by Religion. Thomas Bruce Brudenell Bruce, Earl of Ailesbury.' - www.peoplescollection.wales/items/8857
The castle and Repentance Hill at dusk.
The castle is in part ruin and the watch tower overlooks the Solway Firth and England. It was built in 1565 and called repentance due to the eventual Laird leaving behind captured kin-folk in England who were executed.
The cornerstone laid on November 4, 1886 evolved into this magnificent Chateauesque structure. Cleveland architect Levi T. Scofield designed the Ohio State Reformatory using a combination of three architectural styles; Victorian Gothic, Richardsonian Romanesque and Queen Anne. This was done to encourage inmates back to a "rebirth" of their spiritual lives. The architecture itself inspired them to turn away from their sinful lifestyle, and toward repentance
The Reformatory doors were opened to its first 150 young offenders in September 1896. After housing over 155,000 men in its lifetime, the doors to the prison closed December 31, 1990.
Today the Ohio State Reformatory Historic Site receives visitors from all over the world. Every year tourists, movie buffs, thrill seekers and paranormal investigators walk through the halls of this majestic structure.
Battle of the Boyne, (July 1, 1690), in British history, a major conflict fought along the Boyne River in Ireland between King William III (William of Orange) and the exiled king James II. Having been deposed and exiled after William’s landing at Brixham and subsequent English desertions, James II sought to retake his throne through an alliance with Ireland and France. A string of Irish Jacobite victories in the northern country were followed by a swift but indecisive loss on the Boyne River. Although James’s escape dragged the First Jacobite Rising into 1691, the Battle of the Boyne reassured William’s allies of his commitment to defeating all French-aligned forces.
Background
The last half of the 17th century was a turbulent time for England. Following the English Civil War’s bloody end, the country was ruled by the Puritan Oliver Cromwell and, after his death, his son Richard. The English Protectorate only ended after Richard’s resignation, after which Parliament alone ruled until the house of Stuart’s restoration in 1660. Under King Charles II, the crown began to align itself with France, then an ambitious continental power and the strongest of the Catholic kingdoms. Charles was a shrewd politician, and some years before his death in 1685, he signed the Treaty of Dover. In exchange for financial assistance from France, Charles would privately convert to Catholicism and devote a number of English warships to King Louis XIV’s war effort against the Protestant Dutch Republic.
Despite Charles’s foreign political savvy, his domestic policy of religious tolerance did not sit well with many Irish Catholics, who had supported the exiled Stuarts at great personal risk. Under Cromwell’s rule, much of their property had been stripped from them. English Protestants were also incentivized to settle in Ireland, further reducing the power of Irish Catholics. Having suffered so heavily for the Stuarts, Charles’s Catholic subjects hoped for more explicitly beneficial treatment. Charles’s support of his fellow believers was tacit, in contrast to that of his openly Catholic brother, James. When James II acceded to the throne in 1685, he enacted a number of military reforms in Ireland aimed at eliminating local Protestant influence. The earl of Tyrconnell was tasked with disarming Protestant militias and levying an Irish army loyal not to Anglican-controlled Parliament but only to the crown.
On the other side of the North Sea, tensions escalated between France and the Dutch Republic. William III of Orange, an elected stadtholder (chief magistrate) of five major Dutch provinces, had successfully defended the Netherlands against a French invasion from 1672 to 1678. A second invasion in 1680 cemented William’s opposition to an expansionist France. Setting aside religious differences, he joined the League of Augsburg alongside a number of Catholic powers aimed at putting a decisive end to French land grabs.
Shortly before the end of the first French invasion, William had wed his cousin Mary, who was also King Charles II’s niece. In the absence of any eligible male heirs, Mary was second to an aging James in the line of succession, meaning that upon James’s death, she and William could turn English firepower on France. William understood the importance of the Royal Navy in any military designs against France, and such designs would end in disaster as long as Charles remained a French ally with Catholic sympathies. Unfortunately for William, the line of succession changed in June 1688, when King James II’s wife bore a son.
Amid doubts regarding the child’s legitimacy, William rallied thousands of Dutchmen to his banner and prepared to cross the North Sea. With favourable weather conditions that stayed the English fleet, he landed that November at Brixham, located in Devonshire on Tor Bay. James’s government and military splintered as men flocked to William’s standard. William entered London in mid-December. By Christmas Eve, James had quietly quit his country for France, effectively ceding the throne to William.
In April 1689, Parliament crowned William and Mary joint sovereigns of Britain. Between William III’s landing and coronation, however, Ireland had grown dangerously recalcitrant. Tyrconnell was able to muster his formidable army of Irish Catholics, known as Jacobites for their loyalty to the exiled James II. Tyrconnell consolidated Jacobite dominance in Ireland over a matter of months, with only a few pockets of Protestant resistance. Just weeks before William’s coronation, James received enough French support to set in motion his plan to retake the throne. On March 12 he landed in the southern Irish town of Kinsale with nearly all the northern country under his control. Two major Protestant strongholds, Derry and Enniskillen, became the sites of major conflict over the next few months.
James lay siege to Derry on April 18. The city held out for three months until a Williamite relief force arrived, and by the end of July the Jacobites had retreated. Also in July, Protestants rebuffed a Jacobite army at Enniskillen and forced them to withdraw. Following Enniskillen, William dispatched a landing force of some 20,000 men from England under the duke of Schomberg, a seasoned military commander from the Holy Roman Empire. Schomberg’s army was primarily Dutch, with some fresh English recruits and a few thousand Danes. At the head of this army, Schomberg landed in Northern Ireland at Bangor on August 13. He seized the town of Carrickfergus and advanced south toward Dublin. James’s armies, which by now had reached Drogheda en route to the Irish capital, wheeled around to block Schomberg’s movements. In September the two forces took up camp on opposite sides of Dundalk, a town in the south of Ulster province. They remained there through the winter.
During this lull in fighting, James’s envoys in France were able to secure reinforcements from the mainland. Some 6,000 French musketeers landed in southern Ireland in March 1690. In London, William convinced Parliament to grant him more funds for the duration of the war. He also announced his intention to personally bring an end to the Jacobite rising. At the head of 15,000 reinforcements, William landed at Carrickfergus on June 14, 1690.
James deduced that protecting Dublin was of paramount importance. It was both the Irish seat of power and unacceptably unfortified. With Dublin’s poor position as a defense point itself, his advisers were split regarding the best location to halt William’s advance. Some thought he should create a bottleneck at Moyry Pass, while others were wary of being flanked and slaughtered. James settled on a defensive position on the southern banks of the Boyne River, 25 miles (40 kilometres) north of Dublin and the ancient city’s largest natural defense. He set up camp on June 29. William established his headquarters across the river shortly thereafter.
Battle
South of the Boyne, James II commanded an army of roughly 23,000 men. The overwhelming majority were Irish Catholics trained under Tyrconnell’s supervision, in addition to the 6,000 French soldiers from Louis XIV. While the French had seen combat, the Irish troops were far less experienced and bore outdated muskets. Furthermore, James had a speckled military past that painted him as a poor commander. At the Boyne, James decided to position the bulk of his forces along the river, deployed such that they could make immediate contact with William’s army upon their crossing. This would hold their centre in place and prevent William’s artillery from firing, without killing their fellow soldiers. The remainder of his men were tasked with destroying bridges and guarding potential fords. To this end, James set a small force east to the crossing at Drogheda and dispatched dragoons to the southwestern ford near the village of Rosnaree.
North of the Boyne, William III’s army numbered some 37,000 men. Roughly half were British. The remainder were mostly Dutch, with a few thousand Danes and a smattering of French Huguenots. His Dutch soldiers were seasoned fighters from the war against France, and all were armed with modern flintlock muskets. William also possessed an estimated eight times the number of James’s artillery pieces. Unlike his opponent, William had proven his military acumen, in his defense of the Netherlands. He was determined to bring his skills to the Boyne as well. After much internal debate, William settled on a three-pronged strategy. On his right flank, a troop of cavalry and several thousand infantrymen would move to cross the river at Slane. In the centre, the duke of Schomberg would concentrate roughly 20,000 men on James’s core army and simultaneously bombard them with artillery. On the left, William himself would lead some 8,000 men to a third river crossing and force James’s right flank to meet him. All three parts were to be executed simultaneously to deny James the opportunity to respond.
In the early hours of July 1, William’s right wing began to mobilize. They marched south to cross north of Rosnaree but were met by a number of Jacobite dragoons, who held up the crossing until mid-morning. Although the Williamite forces successfully crossed, James’s commanders were now aware of their enemy’s movements, and they sent a sizable detachment to stop any further advance.
In the centre, William split his forces into three groups, which forded at Drybridge, Yellow Island, and Oldbridge. William himself stayed with the reserves, awaiting further developments. James had ordered his men to fall back a bit to give battle on slightly more favourable ground, but, upon seeing the Williamite centre’s movements, he ordered his commanders to mount a counterattack. Over the course of a few hours, they were able to slow enemy advances, even killing Schomberg, William’s lieutenant. However, the Jacobites could not stop the vastly more powerful army. Perceiving the overall success of his centre’s maneuver, William prepared to cross the Boyne himself, reaching the southern banks at Mill’s Ford. With the tide of the battle now firmly in William’s favour, James ordered a measured withdrawal south to Duleek. He and his army escaped mostly intact.
The Battle of the Boyne may have been a victory for William III, but it was far from decisive. William’s failure to destroy the Jacobites or adequately pursue the retreating army only made it more difficult to quell the rebellion in Ireland. The scattered remains of James’s army fell back to Dublin and then southwest to Limerick, on the other end of the island. James himself fled to France. On July 6 William entered Dublin with little resistance. He then issued the Declaration of Finglas, which demanded total Irish repentance or the forfeit of their lands. Rather than surrender, the remaining Jacobites fortified Limerick and held out under siege until the following year. The 1691 Treaty of Limerick brought a formal end to this rising. But with James II still alive in France, William III’s reign would suffer periodic challenges through the end of the century.
The Battle of the Boyne also had an impact on the continental balance of power. The League of Augsburg was rightfully fearful of France’s rising power, and Louis XIV’s repeated attacks on the Dutch Republic were of particular concern. The Franco-Irish defeat at the Boyne reassured William’s allies that Louis would not go unchecked. Britain could be counted on to resist French expansionism. With the crown now in Protestant hands, Britain was both politically and religiously opposed to French Catholic domination. William’s ascent helped bring an end to the War of the Grand Alliance by 1697.
i have faith under this thin skin
in the new life breathed into my lungs,
and i will fight in the full light of
glory, because i know that these are
bones knit by love, and every bruise
is covered by gracious purity.
prone to wander, my God, i feel it,
prone to cover this world to spread
this joy you've wrapped around me.
(thirty three)
The shattering experience of music has been a challenge to my thinking on ultimate issues...Music leads to the threshold of repentance, of unbearable realization of our own vanity and frailty and of the terrible relevance of God. I would define myself as a person who has been smitten by music.
-Abraham Joshua Heschel, God in Search of Man