All Saints, All Souls

 Blessings for All Saints' Day!  

Don't forget that there is a special All Saints' Day Service of Holy Eucharist from the Book of Common Prayer - 4:00 p.m. this afternoon.  :-)

And tomorrow -- All Souls' Day -- more celebration with the good souls of the parish and environs at our Annual Fall Tea, Bazaar and Bake Sale.  Who knows?  You might even find some Soul Cakes...

To get you in the mood, here's a favourite recording of the folk carol (one version of many down through time) for All Souls' Day...and onward toward the turning of the year*...

Hey ho, nobody home, meat nor drink nor money have I none

Yet shall we be merry, Hey ho, nobody home.

Hey ho, nobody home, Meat nor drink nor money have I none

Yet shall we be merry, Hey ho, nobody home.

Hey Ho, nobody home. 

Soal, a soal, a soal cake, please good missus a soul cake.

An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry, 

any good thing to make us all merry,

One for Peter, two for Paul, three for Him who made us all. 

God bless the master of this house, and the mistress also

And all the little children that round your table grow.

The cattle in your stable and the dog by your front door

And all that dwell within your gates 

we wish you ten times more. 

Soal, a soal, a soal cake, please good missus a soul cake.

An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry, 

any good thing to make us all merry,

One for Peter, two for Paul, three for Him who made us all. 

Go down into the cellar and see what you can find

If the barrels are not empty we hope you will be kind

We hope you will be kind with your apple and PEAR'

For we'll come no more a 'soalin' till this time next year. 

Soal, a soal, a soal cake, please good missus a soul cake.

An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry, 

any good thing to make us all merry,

One for Peter, two for Paul, three for Him who made us all. 

The streets are very dirty, my shoes are very thin.

I have a little pocket to put a penny in.

If you haven't got a penny, aN ha' penny will do.

If you haven't got a ha' penny then God bless you. 

Soal, a soal, a soal cake, please good missus a soul cake.

An apple, a pear, a plum, a cherry, 

any good thing to make us all merry,

One for Peter, two for Paul, three for Him who made us all. 

*note the different spelling of 'soul'...