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Beloved Brìghde
02:52
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Beloved maiden, sweet Brigid
you are the spring and new life for this world.
Men may defile you, women may banish you
but you cannot be removed from the soil.
There was a time when you could not bare it all
and your tears soaked the earth for what you saw.
On that hallowed ground there grew a fruit tree
with Eden's fruit, brought to light,
through your tears.
Oh wise midwife, threshold keeper
there's a harsh bitter cold in these times
but in your tender heart there lives a beauty
it's the gold that fills the cracks where we divide.
Beloved maiden, sweet Brigid
you are the spring and new life in my veins.
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Magnificat
05:04
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My soul shall praise and magnify you Lord
Yes I will come, Yes I have come.
I hear your voice it's calling out my name
Into my life, You shall be born
All generations praise to hold with me
The sacred heart, my beating heart,
My soul is placed into this fire of love
Yes it becomes, God's will be done
The proud cannot hear beyond their words
Their thoughts enclosed, so stale and old
The rich cannot receive what they don't own
This emptiness, the spaciousness
All generations praise to hold with me
The sacred heart, my beating heart,
My soul is placed into this fire of love
Yes it becomes, God's will be done
Spread out the feast, let those in hunger come
Your face be shown, your love made known.
The humble hear your voice, with you they sing
Magnificat, Magnificat
All generations praise to hold with me
The sacred heart, my beating heart,
My soul is placed into this fire of love
Yes it becomes, God's will be done
Reach out to touch the world that is to come
Magnificat, magnificat
[source inspiration = Luke 1:46–55]
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Ave Maria
02:22
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Ave, María, grátia plena,
Dóminus tecum.
Benedicta tu in muliéribus,
et benedíctus fructus ventris
tui, Iesus.
Sancta María, Mater Dei,
ora pro nobis peccatoribus
nunc et in hora mortis nostrae.
Amen.
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The horse sees him there
so frail
on his way to Vespers
a clip-clop of hooves
he goes to the old man
nuzzles on his shoulder
Columba bids a welcome
rest his head upon the horse
breathes in the scent of fur & field
“My friend everything must end,
even this love”
they rest a moment there.
The horse knows that death is nigh
hoof scrap the ground
tears pool and fall like rain
everything thing must end, even this love
everything must end
they breathe in more deeply now.
everything thing must end my friend, every..
they rest a moment more.
The monk resumed his day
cloak soaked & with tears
he's on his way to Vespers.
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Canticle of Creation
04:45
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Canticle of Creation by Simon de Voil
Most High, all-powerful, precious God.
No spoken word can hold your name.
Praise be to You who births all life,
with all Your creatures
Especially you Sir Brother Sun,
who is the day and is your light.
A beauty so true to you,
there you are. There, you are.
Praise be to You, my Lord you are, Sister Moon
and the stars: bright, precious heaven, there you are.
There, you are.
Praise be to You, my Lord you are, Brother Wind
and the air: breath of Spirit, there you are.
There, you are.
Praise be to You my Lord you are, Sister Water
gift of Life: pure, essential, there you are.
There, you are.
Praise be to You my Lord you are Brother Fire,
friend through the night: strong and playful there you are.
There, you are.
Most High, all-powerful, precious God,
through Mother Earth we see your face.
You who govern all of life,
sustain and nurture all that is.
With sister Death: first and last breath.
The key unlocking all we are, there, we are.
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Archangel Invocation
04:48
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Come Michael, Come Gabriel
Come Rafael, Come Uriel
1. Be by my side, there's a place for you here
2. Help me to heal and share light in my world
3. Rest in my eyes and my ears and my touch
4. Compassion and wonder and healing and grace
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Circle Me
04:41
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Love with me, love before me
Love behind me, love in me
Love beneath me, love above me
Love on my right, love on my left
Love when I lie down, love when I arise
Love when I take rest, love to shield me
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Saint Gobnait
03:40
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POEM: St. Gobnait and the Place of Her Resurrection
[by Christine Valters Paintner]
On the tiny limestone island
an angel buzzes to Gobnait
in a dream, disrupts her plans,
sends her in search of nine white deer.
She wanders for miles across
sea and land until at last
they appear and rather than
running toward them
she falls gently to wet ground,
sits in silence as light crawls across sky,
lets their long legs approach
and their soft, curious noses surround her.
Breathing slowly, she slides back
onto grass and clover and knows
nothing surpasses this moment,
a heaven of hooves and dew.
Is there a place for each of us,
where we no longer yearn to be elsewhere?
Where our work is to simply soften,
wait, and pay close attention?
She smiles as bees gather eagerly
around her too, wings humming softly
as they collect essence of wildflowers,
transmuting labor into gold.
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Prayer of Saint Francis
03:39
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Lord make me a channel of your peace
grant that I can see through my human pain
and still feel loved
And in the darkness
let light be found, in here
Lord make me a channel of your peace
we all need to learn to forgive
a few more hundred times
Melt our hatred
let love take root in our hearts
Lord make me a channel of your peace
through my own pain and need
let me learn to understand
Reach through our sorrow
let it be joy
Make me a channel of peace in my life
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10. |
I Am
03:28
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Diane's Song
04:49
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Never give up on me
Never let go of me
Never forget who I am
I gave up long ago
I let go of everything
Except for the pieces in my hands
I am the death that greets, the womb that held you, not long ago
I am always with you, always kindling the light you hold.
I am the death that waits, the womb that held you so long ago
I am always in you, always tending the fire you hold.
Please never give up on me
Never let go of me
Never forget who I am
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Simon de Voil UK
Simon de Voil is a Scottish singer/songwriter and sacred musician, now living in Vermont. Known for soulful, often haunting songs that invoke the spirit of his homeland, as well as his own personal story, Simon pairs thoughtful and inspiring lyrics with compelling piano melodies, and a rich, tender vocal style. ... more
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