Roger H Charles
@rogerhcharles.bsky.social
Sunday Musician. US Army Veteran. Social Democrat.
"What are human beings, that You make so much of them.." Job 7:17
"For now we see through a glass, darkly." 1 Corinthians 13:12
Home is Wilmington, North Carolina USA
https://www.youtube.com/@rogerhcharles
"What are human beings, that You make so much of them.." Job 7:17
"For now we see through a glass, darkly." 1 Corinthians 13:12
Home is Wilmington, North Carolina USA
https://www.youtube.com/@rogerhcharles
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🎶Lonely rivers flow
To the sea, to the sea...
My instrumental of a 1955 tune composed by Alex North with lyrics by Hy Zaret. It has since become a standard and was one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, most notably by the Righteous Brothers in 1965.
#Music #History
To the sea, to the sea...
My instrumental of a 1955 tune composed by Alex North with lyrics by Hy Zaret. It has since become a standard and was one of the most recorded songs of the 20th century, most notably by the Righteous Brothers in 1965.
#Music #History
December 9, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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Should You Really Wait Till 70 to Take Social Security?
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December 8, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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🎶 At Last
My instrumental of a song written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren for the musical film "Sun Valley Serenade" (1941).
Etta James's iconic 1960 version made it a timeless standard.
#Music #Americana
My instrumental of a song written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren for the musical film "Sun Valley Serenade" (1941).
Etta James's iconic 1960 version made it a timeless standard.
#Music #Americana
December 7, 2025 at 1:40 AM
🎶 At Last
My instrumental of a song written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren for the musical film "Sun Valley Serenade" (1941).
Etta James's iconic 1960 version made it a timeless standard.
#Music #Americana
My instrumental of a song written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren for the musical film "Sun Valley Serenade" (1941).
Etta James's iconic 1960 version made it a timeless standard.
#Music #Americana
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New York Times Sues Pentagon Over First Amendment Rights
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December 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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The Brits love their #nature reserves. In the heart of merry old England.
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Nature Reserves
Most people live within a few miles of a Wildlife Trust nature reserve. From ancient woodlands to meadows and wetlands, they’re just waiting to be explored.
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December 4, 2025 at 2:30 PM
The Brits love their #nature reserves. In the heart of merry old England.
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🎼The Silver Frost of Heaven
My one verse instrumental of a hymn extolling the beauty of winter and praising its Author. It was written by Frances Wile in 1907. The melody is an English folk tune known as 'Forest Green'.
#SundayHymn #Music
youtu.be/1mx5C5lTMRU
My one verse instrumental of a hymn extolling the beauty of winter and praising its Author. It was written by Frances Wile in 1907. The melody is an English folk tune known as 'Forest Green'.
#SundayHymn #Music
youtu.be/1mx5C5lTMRU
The Silver Frost of Heaven
YouTube video by Roger H Charles
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December 2, 2025 at 6:14 PM
🎼The Silver Frost of Heaven
My one verse instrumental of a hymn extolling the beauty of winter and praising its Author. It was written by Frances Wile in 1907. The melody is an English folk tune known as 'Forest Green'.
#SundayHymn #Music
youtu.be/1mx5C5lTMRU
My one verse instrumental of a hymn extolling the beauty of winter and praising its Author. It was written by Frances Wile in 1907. The melody is an English folk tune known as 'Forest Green'.
#SundayHymn #Music
youtu.be/1mx5C5lTMRU
🎶 My brief instrumental of a traditional English folk tune. Latin for "beautiful world". It has become widely known for its use with the hymn "This Is My Father's World" composed by American clergyman, Maltbie D. Babcock, 1858-1901. One verse overlay. Image credit at the end.
#SundayHymn
#SundayHymn
November 23, 2025 at 3:06 PM
🎶 My brief instrumental of a traditional English folk tune. Latin for "beautiful world". It has become widely known for its use with the hymn "This Is My Father's World" composed by American clergyman, Maltbie D. Babcock, 1858-1901. One verse overlay. Image credit at the end.
#SundayHymn
#SundayHymn
🎶 My instrumental w/lyrics of a ballad that needs little introduction. It was composed in 1939 by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg.
#WednesdayBallad
#WednesdayBallad
November 19, 2025 at 12:56 PM
🎶 My instrumental w/lyrics of a ballad that needs little introduction. It was composed in 1939 by Harold Arlen and Yip Harburg.
#WednesdayBallad
#WednesdayBallad
🎶The Living Stream
My one verse cover of an American folk melody known as "Resignation". The tune became the basis of a hymn written by Isaac Watts in the 18th century. The verses are a paraphrase of the 23rd Psalm, and Watts’s interpretation stands among the most lovely and most tender.
#SundayHymn
My one verse cover of an American folk melody known as "Resignation". The tune became the basis of a hymn written by Isaac Watts in the 18th century. The verses are a paraphrase of the 23rd Psalm, and Watts’s interpretation stands among the most lovely and most tender.
#SundayHymn
November 16, 2025 at 1:22 PM
🎶The Living Stream
My one verse cover of an American folk melody known as "Resignation". The tune became the basis of a hymn written by Isaac Watts in the 18th century. The verses are a paraphrase of the 23rd Psalm, and Watts’s interpretation stands among the most lovely and most tender.
#SundayHymn
My one verse cover of an American folk melody known as "Resignation". The tune became the basis of a hymn written by Isaac Watts in the 18th century. The verses are a paraphrase of the 23rd Psalm, and Watts’s interpretation stands among the most lovely and most tender.
#SundayHymn
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On edge in small-town America
In a divided nation, one Wisconsin village feels everyday life begin to fray.
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November 15, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate, but Democrats view Maine, which voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris by about 7 points in 2024, and North Carolina, which voted for Trump by about 3 points, as opportunities to flip.
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Roy Cooper's chances of flipping North Carolina's GOP Senate seat—New poll
A new poll finds Democrat Roy Cooper leading Republican candidates in the 2026 Senate race.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Republicans hold a 53-47 majority in the Senate, but Democrats view Maine, which voted for former Vice President Kamala Harris by about 7 points in 2024, and North Carolina, which voted for Trump by about 3 points, as opportunities to flip.
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🎶Nettleton
My two verse, solo instrumental of an early American folk melody. It is most famously set to the text of the hymn "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing," written by English Pastor, Robert Robinson in 1757.
(Best viewed in landscape mode on phones.)
#SundayHymn
My two verse, solo instrumental of an early American folk melody. It is most famously set to the text of the hymn "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing," written by English Pastor, Robert Robinson in 1757.
(Best viewed in landscape mode on phones.)
#SundayHymn
November 9, 2025 at 2:01 PM
🎶Nettleton
My two verse, solo instrumental of an early American folk melody. It is most famously set to the text of the hymn "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing," written by English Pastor, Robert Robinson in 1757.
(Best viewed in landscape mode on phones.)
#SundayHymn
My two verse, solo instrumental of an early American folk melody. It is most famously set to the text of the hymn "Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing," written by English Pastor, Robert Robinson in 1757.
(Best viewed in landscape mode on phones.)
#SundayHymn
🎶I’ll be homeward bound in time...
My one verse, solo instrumental of a song composed by Marta Keen Thompson in 1991. With its silent allusion to the 'prodigal son' parable in the Gospel of Luke, many church choral ensembles have presented this song. Words to the 2nd verse in reply.
#SundayHymn
My one verse, solo instrumental of a song composed by Marta Keen Thompson in 1991. With its silent allusion to the 'prodigal son' parable in the Gospel of Luke, many church choral ensembles have presented this song. Words to the 2nd verse in reply.
#SundayHymn
November 2, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🎶I’ll be homeward bound in time...
My one verse, solo instrumental of a song composed by Marta Keen Thompson in 1991. With its silent allusion to the 'prodigal son' parable in the Gospel of Luke, many church choral ensembles have presented this song. Words to the 2nd verse in reply.
#SundayHymn
My one verse, solo instrumental of a song composed by Marta Keen Thompson in 1991. With its silent allusion to the 'prodigal son' parable in the Gospel of Luke, many church choral ensembles have presented this song. Words to the 2nd verse in reply.
#SundayHymn
"With autocracies outnumbering democracies for the first time in 20 years, and only 12% of the world’s population now living in a liberal democracy, the future of the global democratic experiment may well depend on the people of the United States."
#Democracy
#Democracy
October 21, 2025 at 3:02 AM
"With autocracies outnumbering democracies for the first time in 20 years, and only 12% of the world’s population now living in a liberal democracy, the future of the global democratic experiment may well depend on the people of the United States."
#Democracy
#Democracy
No Kings Drone Footage, Wilmington, NC
YouTube video by Indivisible Actions SENC Media
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October 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
🎶I see the morning breakin'
My one verse instrumental of an endearing Appalachian folk hymn.
#SundayHymn
My one verse instrumental of an endearing Appalachian folk hymn.
#SundayHymn
October 19, 2025 at 1:28 PM
🎶I see the morning breakin'
My one verse instrumental of an endearing Appalachian folk hymn.
#SundayHymn
My one verse instrumental of an endearing Appalachian folk hymn.
#SundayHymn
