Christmas LYRICS a-z
Angels We Have Heard on High
Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o’er the plains,
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains.
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Gloria, in excelsis Deo!
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
Say what may the tidings be
Which inspire your heav’nly song?
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him Whose birth the angels sing,
Gloria, in excelsis Deo! X 2
Come, adore on bended knee,
Christ the Lord, the newborn King.
See Him in a manger laid,
Whom the choirs of angels praise;
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,
While our hearts in love we raise.
Gloria, in excelsis Deo! X 2
Archangel prayer/invocation
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
Away in a manager
Away in a manger
No crib for His bed,
The little Lord Jesus
Lay down His sweet head.
The stars in the sky
Look down where He lay,
The little Lord Jesus
Asleep on the hay.
The cattle are lowing
The poor baby wakes,
But little lord Jesus
No crying He makes.
I love thee, lord Jesus,
Look down from the sky,
And stay by my cradle
'Til morning is nigh.
Be near me, lord Jesus
I ask Thee to stay,
Close by me forever
And love me, I pray
Bless all the dear children
In Thy tender care
And take us to Heaven
To live with Thee there
Christmas in the Trenches by John McCutcheon
My name is Frances Tolliver, I come from Liver-pool
Two years ago the war was waiting for me after school
To Belgium and to Flanders, to Germany, to here
I fought for King and country I loved so dear
'Twas Christmas in the trenches, where the frost so bitter hung
The frozen fields of France were still, no Christmas song was sung
Our families back in England were toasting us that day
Their brave and glorious lads so far a-way
I was lying with my messmate, on the cold and rocky ground
When a-cross the lines of battle came a most peculiar sound
Says I, now listen up me boys, each soldier strained to hear
As one young German voice sang out so clear
He's singing bloody well you know, my partner says to me
Soon one by one each German voice, joined in in har-mo-ny
The cannons rested silent, the gas clouds rolled no more
As Christmas brought us respite from the war
As soon as they were finished, and a reverent pause was spent
God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen, struck up some lads from Kent
The next they sang was "Stille Nacht", 'tis "Silent Night" says I
And in two tongues (pause), one song filled up that sky
"There's someone comin' t'wards us", the frontline sentry cried
All sights were fixed on one lone figure trudging from their side
His truce flag like a Christmas star shone on that plain so bright
As he bravely strode un-armed into the night
Then one by one, on either side, walked into No Man's Land
With neither gun or bayonet, we met there hand to hand
We shared some secret brandy and wished each other well
And in a flare-lit football match, (Ah) we gave 'em hell
We traded chocolates, cigarettes and photographs from home
These sons and fathers far away from families of their own
Young Sanders played his squeezebox and they had a vi-o-lin
This curious and unlikely band of men
Soon daylight stole upon us, and France was France once more
With sad farewells we each began to settle back to war
But the question haunted every heart that was there that night
Whose family have I fixed within my sights
'Twas Christmas in the trenches where the frost so bitter hung
The frozen fields of France were warmed as Christmas songs were sung
For the walls they kept between us to ex-act the work of war
Had been crumbled and are gone for ever-more
Oh my name is Frances Tolliver, in Liverpool I dwell
Each Christmas time since World War One, I've learned this lessons well
That the ones who call the shots, are not among the dead and lame
And on each end of the rifle, we're the same.
Deck the halls
Deck the halls with boughs of holly fa la la la ....
Tis the season to be jolly fa la la la ....
Don we now our gay apparel fa la la la ....
Toll the ancient Yule-tide carol fa la la la ....
See the blazing Yule before us fa la la la ....
Strike the harp and join the chorus fa la la la ....
Follow me in merry measure fa la la la ....
While I tell of Yule-tide treasure fa la la la ....
Fast away the old year passes fa la la la ....
Hail the new year, lads and lasses fa la la la ....
Sing we joyous, all together fa la la la ....
Heedless of the wind and weather fa la la la ....
Gabriel's message
The angel Gabriel from heaven came
Hs Wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame,
“All hail” said he, “thou lowly maiden Ma-ry
Most highly favored lady Gloria.
“For know a blessed mother thou shalt be,
All generations laud and honor thee,
Thy son shall be Emmanuel, by seers foretold.”
Most highly favored lady Gloria.
Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head,
To me be as it pleaseth God” she said
My soul shall laud and magnify his holy name”
Most highly favored lady Gloria.
Of her, Emmanuel Christ was born
In Bethlehem all on a Christmas morn
And everyone around the world will ever sing
Most highly favored lady Gloria.
God rest ye merry gentlefolk
God rest ye merry gentlefolk
Let nothing you dismay
Remember Christ the Savior
Was born on Christmas Day
To lead us home, back to love
When we were gone astray
Oh tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy
Oh tidings of comfort and joy
In Bethlehem, in Judah
This blessed Babe was born
And laid within a manger
Upon the blessed morn
To which His Mother Mary
Did nothing take in scorn
Oh tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy
Oh tidings of comfort and joy
From God our Heavenly Father
A blessed angel came
Unto certain shepherds
Brought tiding of the same
That in Bethlehem was born
The son of God by name.
Oh tidings of comfort and joy, Comfort and joy
Oh tidings of comfort and joy
Hannuka chant (taken from Hanerot Halllula)
Hanukkah, Hanukkah, by this light remember, Repeat.
When we lived in peace x 4
Hail Mary by Alana Levandoski
Her heart beat in my time with wings [repeat]
Hail Mary, full of grace
The Lord is with you
Hark the Herald Angel Sings
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King!"
Peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
Join the triumph of the skies;
With th' angelic host proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem."
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King!"
Christ, by highest heav'n adored:
Christ, the everlasting Lord;
Late in time behold him come,
Offspring of the favored one.
Veil'd in flesh, the Godhead see;
Hail, the incarnate Deity:
Pleased, as man, with men to dwell,
Jesus, our Emmanuel!
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King!"
Hail! the heav'n born Prince of peace!
Hail! the Son of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
Risen with healing in his wings
Mild he lays his glory by,
Born that man no more may die:
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give them second birth.
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King!"
If in your heart by Ana Hernandez
If in your heart you make a manger for this birth,
then God will once again become a child on earth.
Joy to the world
Joy to the World , the Lord is come!
Let earth receive her King;
Let every heart prepare Him room,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven and nature sing,
And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing.
Joy to the World, the Savior reigns!
Let men their songs employ;
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy.
He rules the world with truth and grace,
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders of His love,
And wonders, wonders, of His love.
Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming
Lo, how a Rose e’er blooming
From tender stem hath sprung!
Of Jesse’s lineage coming,
As those of old have sung.
It came, a flow’ret bright,
Amid the cold of winter,
When half spent was the night.
Isaiah ’twas foretold it,
The Rose I have in mind;
With Mary we behold it,
The virgin mother kind.
To show God’s love aright,
She bore to us a Savior,
When half spent was the night.
This Flow’r, whose fragrance tender
With sweetness fills the air,
Dispels with glorious splendor
The darkness everywhere.
True man, yet very God,
From sin and death He saves us,
And lightens every load.
O Come All Ye Faithful
O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
Come and behold Him born the king of angels;
O come, let us adore Him, x3
Christ, the Lord.
Sing, choirs of angels,sing in exultation,
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above;
Glory to God, glory in the highest;
O come, let us adore Him, x3
Christ, the Lord.
Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning,
Jesus, to Thee be all glory given;
Son of the Father, now in flesh appearing;
O come, let us adore Him, x3
Christ, the Lord.
O come Emmanuel
O come, O come Emmanuel
and ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here,
until the son of God appear
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee O Israel!
O come thou dayspring, come and cheer
our spirits by thine advent here.
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night
and death's dark shadows put to flight
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee O Israel!
O come, thou wisdom from on high
and order all things, far & nigh.
To us the path of knowledge show
and cause us in her ways to go.
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee O Israel!
O come, desire of nations, bind
all people in one heart and mind.
Bid envy, strife & quarrels cease.
Fill the whole world with heaven's peace.
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to thee O Israel!
Original latin
Veni, Veni Emmanuel
Captivum solve Israel
Qui gemit in exsilio
Privatus Dei Filio
Guade, guade Emmanuel
Nascetur pro te Israel.
Ode to Joy
Joyful, joyful, we adore Thee,
God of glory, Lord of love;
Hearts unfold like flow'rs before Thee,
Op'ning to the sun above.
Melt the clouds of sin and sadness;
Drive the dark of doubt away;
Giver of immortal gladness,
Fill us with the light of day!
All Your works with joy surround Thee,
Earth and heav'n reflect Thy rays,
Stars and angels sing around Thee,
Center of unbroken praise;
Field and forest, vale and mountain,
Flow'ry meadow, flashing sea,
Chanting bird and flowing fountain
Praising You eternally!
Always giving and forgiving,
Ever blessing, ever blest,
Well-spring of the joy of living,
Ocean-depth of happy rest!
Loving Father, Christ our Brother,
all who live in love are Thine:
Teach us how to love each other,
Lift us to the joy divine.
Mortals, join the mighty chorus,
Which the morning stars began;
God's own love is reigning o’er us,
Joining people hand in hand.
Ever singing, march we onward,
Victors in the midst of strife;
Joyful music leads us sunward
In the triumph song of life.
Once in royal David's city
Once in royal David's city, stood a lowly cattle shed,
where a mother laid her baby in a manger for his bed.
Mary was that mother mild, Jesus Christ her little child.
He came down to earth from heaven, who is God and lord of all,
And his shelter was a stable, and his cradle was a stall;
With the poor and meek and lowly, lived on earth our savior holy.
And our eyes at last shall see him, through his own redeeming love.
For that child so dear and helpless, is our lord in heaven above;
And he leads his children on, to the place where he is gone.
Not in that poor lowly stable, with the oxen standing by,
We shall see him, but in heaven, set at God's right hand on high;
Where his children gather round, bright like stars, with glory crown
Peace child by Bernadette Farrell
Peace Child, in the sleep of the night,
In the dark before light you come,
You come in the silence of stars
In the violence of wars – Savior, your name
Peace Child, to the road and the storm,
To the gun and the bomb you come,
You come through the hate and the hurt,
Through the hunger and dirt –
bearing a dream
Peace child, to our dark and our sleep,
To the conflict we reap, now come,
Now come – be your dream born alive,
Held in hope, wrapped in love:
God's true shalom
Silent night
Silent night, holy night!
All is calm, all is bright.
Round yon Virgin, Mother and Child.
Holy infant so tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia,
Christ the Savior is born!
Christ the Savior is born.
Silent night, holy night!
Son of God love's pure light.
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth.
Stopping by a wood (music setting by Jud Casewell)
Whose woods these are I think I know
His house is in the village though
he will not see me stopping here
to watch his woods fill up with snow.
My little horse must think it queer
to stop without a farmhouse near.
Between the woods and frozen lake,
the darkest evening of the year.
He gives his harness bells as shake
to ask if there is some mistake
and the only other sound's the sweep
of easy wind on downy flake
The woods are lovely dark and deep
but I have promises to keep
and miles to go before I sleep,
and miles to go before I sleep.
The old astronomer to his pupil
Though my soul may set in darkness
It will rise in perfect light
I have loved the stars too fondly
to be fearful of the night
fearful of the night.
The First Noel
The first Noel the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep
On a cold winter's night that was so deep
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the King of Israel!
They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the East beyond them far
And to the earth it gave great light
And so it continued both day and night
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the King of Israel!
This star drew nigh to the northwest
O'er Bethlehem it took its rest
And there it did both stop and stay
Right o'er the place where Jesus lay
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the King of Israel!
We Light These Lights to Remember
Hanukkah, Hanukkah
By this light remember
When we lived in peace.
When we lived in peace.
We wish you a merry Christmas
We wish you a merry Christmas x 3
And a Happy New Year
Good tidings we bring
To you and your kin
Good tidings for Christmas
And a Happy New Year
Oh, bring us a figgy pudding x 3
and a cup of good cheer.
We won't go until we get some x 3
so bring some out here.
We wish you a merry Christmas x 3
And a Happy New Year
Good tidings we bring
To you and your kin
Good tidings for Christmas
And a Happy New Year
What Child is This
What child is this who laid to rest
On Mary’s lap is sleeping
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
While shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ the king
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring him laud
The babe the son of Mary.
So bring him incense gold and myrrh
Come peasant, king to own him
The king of kings salvation brings
Let loving hearts enthrone him.
Raise, raise a song on high,
The virgin sings her lullaby;
Joy, joy for Christ is born,
The babe the son of Mary.
While Shepherds watch their flocks by night
While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
all seated on the ground;
the angel of the Lord came down,
and glory shone around X 2
"Fear not!" said he, for mighty dread
had seized their troubled mind.
"Glad tidings of great joy I bring
to all of humankind, X2
The heavenly babe you there shall find
to human view displayed,
all meanly wrapped in swathing bands,
and in a manger laid, X2
All glory be to God on high,
and to the earth be peace;
good will henceforth from heaven to earth
begin and never cease, X2
White Christmas
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, just like the ones I used to know.
Where the treetops glisten, and children listen,
To hear the sleigh bells in the snow.
I’m dreaming of a white Christmas, with every Christmas card I write.
May your dreams be merry and bright,
And may all your Christmases be white.
Winter poem by David Densmore
Gratefully, when the silence falls
like feathers drifting from black branches
the frozen earth lies dreaming of birth
under blankets so deep
that whisper the secrets of snow.
There is no time (repeated)
I leave the world of worried thought behind & dream
I raise my arms in the forest
and join the simple praise of trees
how blessed we are to know this
surrender and rest, dark winter's caress
the silent gift of peace.
I leave the world of worried thought behind me
and find the one who watches there inside me
and brings this gift of peace.
Within our darkest night (Taize chant)
Within our darkest night
you kindle a fire that never dies away,
never dies away.
SONGS A - Z
A morning star rises by Sweet Honey in the rock
For each child that's born
a morning star rises and sings
to the universe who we are
[Repeat]
We are our grandmothers prayers
we are our grandfathers dreaming's
we are the breath of the ancestors
we are the spirit of God
All shall be well
All shall be well.
All shall be well,
And all manner of things shall be well.
Amazing Grace
Do you remember all the words? I bet you do!
Ancestor song by Te Martin
Will you bless this path I walk, ancestor
bless this path I walk?
Will you walk, will you walk beside me,
will you walk, will you walk beside?
Will you guide, will you guide my feet ancestor,
guide — will you guide my feet?”
Angel wash song
I behold you beautiful one
I behold you child of the earth and sun
Let my love wash over you
Let my love watch over you
Archangel prayer/invocation
Come Michael
Come Gabriel
Come Rafael
Come Uriel
1) Be by my side, there's a place for you here X2
2) Help me to heal and share light in my world X2
3) Rest in my eyes and my ears and my touch X2
4) Compassion and wonder and healing and grace X2
Be still by Simon de Voil
Be still and know that I am God ... Love ... Peace
Be still and know that I am
Be still and know that I
Be still and know that
Be still and know
Be still and
Be still
Be
Be thou my Vision
Be thou my Vision, O Lord of my heart;
naught be all else to me, save that thou art;
thou my best thought, in the day or the night,
waking or sleeping, thy presence my light.
Be thou my Wisdom, be thou my true Word;
I ever with thee, and thou with me, Lord;
thou my great Presence: thine own I would be;
thou in me dwelling, and I one with Thee.
Riches I heed not, nor earth's empty praise,
thou mine inheritance, now and always:
thou, and thou only, the first in my heart,
High King of Heaven, my treasure thou art.
High King of Heaven, after victory won,
may I reach heaven's joys, O bright heaven's sun!
Heart of my own heart, whatever befall,
still be my Vision, O Ruler of all.
Belong by Adhamh Roland
You belong to this body, you belong to this earth
You belong , you belong, you belong
With all of your dignity, all of our worth
You belong , you belong, you belong
You belong to this family, to this tree of life
You belong , you belong, you belong
There's nothing no one can do to untie these ties
You belong , you belong, you belong,
You're not the worse thing that you've ever done
You are not the ways you think you might be bothering someone
You are not better than, less than or equal
People are people.
We belong to these bodies, we belong to this earth …
Bless the Lord
Bless the Lord my soul,
and bless God’s holy name.
Bless the Lord my soul,
who leads me into life.
Blessing to the world by Karen Drucker
You are the heart. You are the hands.
You are the voice of Spirit on earth.
And who you are & all you do,
Is a blessing to the world. (repeat verse)
We are the heart ...
I am the heart ...
Born by Over the Rhine
CHORUS
I was born to laugh
I learned to laugh through my tears
and I was born to love
I'm gonna learn to love without fear
Pour me a glass of wine
Talk deep into the night
Who knows what we'll find
Intuition, deja-vu
The Holy Ghost haunting you
Whatever you got
I don't mind
CHORUS
Put your elbows on the table
I'll listen long as I am able
There's nowhere I'd rather be
Secret fears, the supernatural
Thank God for this new laughter
Thank God the joke's on me
CHORUS
Breathe In by Peter Mayer
Hands open to the day. Breathe in. Breathe out.
Hands joined as if to pray. Breathe in. Breathe out.
Arms reaching to the sky.
Then circling around down to the earth.
Eyes lifted to the light, to the light.
Hands, branches catching rain. Breathe in, breathe out.
Then rising like a stalk of grain. Breathe in. Breathe out.
Arms reaching to the sky. Then circling around down to the earth.
Eyes lifted to the light, to the light.
Bring 'em all in by Mike Scott
Bring 'em all in X 4
bring 'em all into my heart
REPEAT
Bring the little fishes
Bring the sharks
Bring 'em from the brightness
Bring 'em from the dark. Bring 'em all in .....
Bring 'em from the caverns
Bring 'em from the heights
Bring 'em from the shadows
Stand 'em in the light Bring 'em all in .....
Bring 'em out of purdah
Bring 'em out of store
Bring 'em out of hiding
Lay them at my door Bring 'em all in .....
Bring the unforgiven
Bring the unredeemed
Bring the lost, the nameless
Let 'em all be seen
Bring 'em out of exile
Bring 'em out of sleep
Bring 'em to the portal
Lay them at my feet Bring 'em all in .....
Canticle of the Creatures 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.
Circle me
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
Confitemini Domino
Come and fill our hearts with your peace,
You and all your world are holy.
Come and fill our hearts with your peace,
Alleluia.
Confitemini Domino quoniam bonus.
Confitemini Domino, alleluia.
Created by sound by Alexa Sunshine Rose
We are created by sound, we are created by the song of the universe
We are created by sound, we are created by the song of the universe
Singing with the trees, singing with the song of the universe
Singing with the whale, singing with the honey bees.
Da pacem cordium
Da pacem cordium.
Latin translation: Give peace upon the soul.
Deep Peace
Deep peace of the running wave to you
Deep peace of the flowing air to you
Deep peace of the quiet earth to you
Deep peace of the shining stars to you
Deep peace of the son of peace to you
Moon and stars pour their healing light on you
Dona Nobis Pacem
Dona Nobis Pacem
Don't be afraid
Don't be afraid, my love is stronger
My love is stronger than your fear.
Don't be afraid, my love is stronger
and I have promised, promised to be always near.
God's graceful moment by Kathy Galloway
Morning opens wide before us
like a door into the light.
Just beyond, the day lies waiting
ready to throw off the night
and we stand upon its threshold
posed to turn and take its flight.
Now the earth in all its glory
springs to meet the rising sun,
warms to all who walk upon it,
cradling all that will be done.
All our labour, all our loving
mingle and become as one.
We receive God's graceful moment,
while the day is fresh and still,
ours to choose how we will greet it,
ours to make it what we will.
Here is given perfect freedom,
every hope in love to fulfill.
God's love is deep within us.
God's love is deep within me,
ever satisfying my soul.
God's life .....
God's light ….
Grateful by Daniel Nahmod
All that I am,
All I that I see
All that I've been
And all that I'll ever be
Is a blessing
It's so amazing
And I'm grateful for it all
For it all. [Repeat verse]
Na na na na na na…. Grateful for it all.
So I lift up my hands now
And I open my heart
And my gratitude goes out
to everything near and far
All that I am ...
Heart of the mother
I am one with the heart of the mother
I am one with the heart of love
I am one with the mind of the father
I am one with God
Hevenu Shalom Aleichem
Translation “We have brought peace unto you.”
Hineni chant (source unknown)
Hineni
Osat et tatsmi
Merkava la Shekinah
Hebrew translation:
Here I am
Turning/opening myself
Becoming a chariot for your divine energy
Ho'oponopono
I'm sorry
Please forgive me
I thank you
And I love you [repeat]
Ho'oponopono X2
Holy now by Peter Mayer
When I was a boy each week
On Sunday we would go to church
Pay attention to the Priest
and he would read the Holy word
And consecrate the Holy bread
And everyone would kneel and bow
Today the only difference is
Everything is Holy now
Everything, everything, everything is Holy now
When I was in Sunday school
We would learn about the time
Moses split the sea in two
And Jesus made the water wine
I remember feeling sad
Miracles don't happen still
But now I can't keep track
'Cause everything's a Miracle
Everything, everything, everything's a miracle
Wine from water is not so small
But an even better magic trick
Is that anything is here at all
So, The challenging thing becomes
Not to look for Miracles
But finding where there is'nt one
When Holy water was rare at best
It barely wet my fingertips
But now I have to hold my breath
Like I'm swimming in a sea of it
It used to be a world half there
Heavens second rate hand me down
But I walk it with a reverent air
'Cause everything is Holy now.
Everything, everything, everything's a miracle
Read a questioning child's face
And say it's not a testament,
That'd be very hard to say
See another new morning come
And say it's not a Sacrament
I tell you that it can't be done
This morning outside I stood
Saw a little red wing bird
Shining like a burning bush
And singing like a scripture verse
It made me want to bow my head
I remember when church let out
How things have changed since then
Everything is Holy now
Everything, everything, everything's a miracle.
Hollow Bamboo by Samara Jade
Hollow, hollow, hollow bamboo,
I am a vessel for love to shine through
Swallow, swallow, swallow ego,
I get out of my way so that spirit can flow
I'll fly away
Some glad morning when this life is o'er, I'll fly away
To a home on God's celestial shore, I'll fly away
CHORUS: I'll fly away, O glory, I'll fly away
When I die, hallelujah, by and by I'll fly away
When the shadows of this life have grown, I'll fly away
Like a bird from prison bars has flown, I'll fly away
Just a few more weary days, and then, I'll fly away
To a land where joys shall never end, I'll fly away
Ide Were Were by Deva Premal
Ide were were nita ochun
Ide were were
Ide were were nita ochun
Ide were were nita ya
Ocha kiniba nita ochun
Cheke cheke cheke
Nita ya
Ide were were
If in your heart by Ana Hernandez
If in your heart you make a manger for his birth,
Then love can once again become a child on earth.
Imagine
Imagine there's no heaven
It's easy if you try
No hell below us
Above us only sky
Imagine all the people
Living for to - day a-hah
Imagine there's no countries
It isn't hard to do
Nothing to kill or die for
And no religion too
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace huh-uhh
(CHORUS)
You may say I'm a dreamer
But I'm not the only one
I hope someday you'll join us
And the world will be as one
Imagine no possessions
I wonder if you can
No need for greed or hunger
A brotherhood of man
Imagine all the people
Sharing all the world - huh
(CHORUS)
In Dreams
Know you are loved, just as you are
Dream your sweet dreams 'til you soul is released
Know you are loved, rest in peace
Dream your sweet dreams 'til you soul is released
In my heart is the road by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan
In my heart is the road
and I will not be hurried
[pause]
In my heart is the road
bless my feet on the journey
To Jerusalem, to the place of peace X2
In the Garden
I come to the garden alone
While the dew is still on the roses
And the voice I hear falling on my ear
The Son of God discloses.
Refrain
And He walks with me, and He talks with me,
And He tells me I am His own;
And the joy we share as we tarry there,
None other has ever known.
He speaks, and the sound of His voice,
Is so sweet the birds hush their singing,
And the melody that He gave to me
Within my heart is ringing.
Refrain
In the silence by Jack Fowler
In the silence there is peace
In the silence there's unspoken joy
In the silence there's release
From a world full of chaos and noise
So I wait ... for these precious moments
When I hear … all that can never be said
And right here … in this holy silence
I find God … I find myself.
La Paz de la Tierre
The peace of the earth be with you,
The peace of the heavens too.
The peace of the rivers be with you,
The peace of the oceans too.
Deep peace falling over you,
God's peace growing in you.
Let my heart reflect thy light
Let my heart reflect thy light Lord
As the moon reflects the light
of the sun in love, always in love
(Repeat)
Hu Allah, Allah, Hu Allah, Allah,
Hu Allah, Allah Hu
(Repeat)
Let the way be open
Sing through my voice
play through my hands
let the way be open.
Lokah
Lokah, Samastah, Sukhino, Bhavantu X2
May all beings be happy, May all beings live in peace X2
Love serve and remember by John Astin
Why have you come to earth,
do you remember?
Why have you taken birth,
why have you come?
To love serve & remember. (repeat)
May all beings
Lokah Samastah Sukhino Bhavantu X 3
May all beings be happy, May all beings live in peace X2
Water is Life (Mni Wičoni) by SaraThomsen
All my relations, come.
Every nation, come
All my relations under the sun
We are one
We are the river, come
We are the river, come
We are the boat, the paddle, the shore
We are one
Mni wičoni, sing, Mni wičoni, sing
Mni wičoni, “water is life” for everything
We are the water, sing
We are the water, sing
We are the water
We are where all life begins
We are the ancient ones
We are the ancient ones
In your breath and bones we sing on
We are one
Mni wičoni, sing, Mni wičoni, sing
Mni wičoni, “water is life” for everything
We are the water, sing
We are the water, sing
We are the water
We are where all life begins
We are standing strong
Like a rock, like a stone
On this sacred ground we belong, we are home
All my relations, come
Every nation, come
All my relations under the sun
We are one
Morning has broken
Morning has broken, like the first morning
blackbird has spoken, like the first bird.
Praise for the singing, praise for the morning
praise for the springing fresh from the world.
Sweet the rain's new fall, sunlit from heaven,
like the first dewfall, on the first grass.
Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden,
sprung in completeness where his feet pass.
Mine is the sunlight, mine is the morning,
born of the one light, Eden saw play!
Praise with elation, praise every morning,
God's re-creation of the new day!
Morning has broken re-write
Every new morning , God gives us freely
Hearts that are thankful, strength for the task.
People who love us, joy in our service
All we have need of, if we but ask.
God will be with us, in all our thinking
In all our speaking, in all we do;
And as we praise her, by all our actions
She will be with us, seeing us through.
God in the morning, God in the noontide
God in the evening, all through the day;
God is within us, and all around us
God goes before us, all of the way.
Oh, Spirit, Guide Me by Sara Thomsen
Oh, Spirit, guide me now
Oh, Spirit, guide me now
Oh, Spirit, guide me now
In your way guide me
Open Hand by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan
Open hand, open hand
Ready for blessing beyond our choosing
Open hand, open hand
Prepare for goodness out of the blue
Should a free black bird choose to nest here
laying her gifts in my life
Or breeze born seed come to rest here
Growing it gifts in my life
Open my heart by Alexa Sunshine Rose
Help me open my heart, so I can hold
All that I need to hold (3x)
Help me open my heart, so I can feel
All that I need to feel (3x)
Help me open my heart, so I can know
All that I need to know (3x)
Help me open my heart, so I can heal
All that I need to heal (3x)
Our Darkness
Our darkness is never darkness in your sight;
the deepest night is clear as the day light.
Pescador de Hombres by Cesareo Gabarain
Lord you have come to the seashore
Neither searching for the rich nor the wise
Desiring only that I should follow
CHORUS
O lord with your eyes set upon me
Gently smiling, you have spoken my name
All I long for, I have found by the water,
At your side I will seek other shores.
Lord, see my goods, my possessions;
In my boat you find now power, no wealth.
Will you accept them, my nets and labour?
CHORUS
Lord, take my hands and direct them
Help me spend myself in seeking the lost
Returning love for the love you gave me.
CHORUS
Lord, as I drift on the waters
Be the resting place of my restless heart
My life's companion, my friend and refuge
CHORUS
Pool of love by PT artist Alexa Sunshine Rose
May the pool of love
We have gathered here
Spread it's wings and fly
Far and near
From the depth of our hearts
To the farthest star
May our love bless everyone
May our love bless everyone
Prayer of St Francis by Simon de Voil
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 there
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 sadness
let it be joy
Lord make me a channel of your peace.
Psalm 8 Interpretation by Christine Robinson
Many-Named One beyond imagining--
When I contemplate the night sky,
the cosmos which all unfolded from a speck,
galaxies, stars, this beautiful earth
Who are we humans, that you attend to us?
mere mortals in our tiny corner, and you love us?
We are life come to knowing and feeling.
The whole world is in our hands.
plants and animals, oceans and ice caps, rain forests
atmosphere and ecosystem.
Touch our hearts, O God, make us worthy of this trust
Help us care for life on this beautiful earth.
Psalm 19 by Jess Ray (adapted slightly by Simon)
Purify my heart,
May every word, every thought
Every motive, every intention
Be pleasing in your sight O God
For Your voice refreshes my soul,
Brings joy to my heart,
And light to my eyes
Your words more precious than gold,
Sweeter than honey,
Bringing me life
Psalm 23 by James Block (adapted by Simon de Voil)
Yahweh is my shepherd X2
I won't lack for anything I need.
Yahweh makes me lie down X2
In fields of grass and please green
and gives me peace.
Yahweh guides my pathway X2
To quiet waters, he leads me to drink.
And I will drink, I will drink.
Yahweh restores my soul X2
So I can walk in righteousness for his name's sake.
When I walk through the valley I will fear no evil
For I know you are with me, your rod & your staff
You comfort me, you comfort me.
Yahweh prepares the table X2
In the presence of all my fears.
Yahweh blesses me X2
And my cup is overflowing
And on my head, oil is pouring
Pour over me, pour over me.
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all my days,
All my days.
Yahweh is my shepherd X2
And I will dwell in her house for ever more
For ever more, for ever more.
Psalm 46 Oh come behold the works of God the nations at your feet You breaks the bow and bends the spear and tells the wars to cease Oh Mighty One of all the Earth You stand our side we walk by faith in God who burns away the wounds & pride. Oh God of Jacob strong and true You lift Your voice to speak the earth it bows and all the mountains move into the sea Oh Lord You know the hearts of all You behold our every breath Oh God who makes the mountains melt come wrestle us and win Oh God who makes the mountains melt come wrestle us and within Lord of Hosts You're with us with us in the fire with us as a shelter with us in the storm You will walk among us through our fiercest battles oh where else could we go but with the Lord of Hosts though oceans roar You are the Lord of all, the one who calms the wind and makes my heart be still though the earth gives way the mountains move into the sea, the nations rage God holds it all Be still and know that I am God Be still and know that I am Be still and know that I Be still and know that Be still and know Be still and Be still Be
Santo, santo, santo
Holy, holy, holy
My heart, my heart adores you!
My heart is glad to say the words
You are holy, Lord.
Santo, santo, santo
Mi corazon te adora!
Mi corazon te sabe decir
santo eres, Senor.
Simple Gifts
'Tis the gift to be simple, 'tis the gift to be free
'Tis the gift to come down
where we ought to be
And when we find ourselves
in the place just right
'twill be in the valley of love and delight
When true simplicity is gained
To bow and to bend we shan't be ashamed
To turn, turn will be our delight
Till by turning, turning we come round right
Sing through my voice
Sing through my voice
Play through my hands
Let the way be open
Singing field by Chloe Goodchild
Beyond ideas of right and wrong doing
There is a field, a singing field
I'll meet you there X 3
Sungazing song by Alexa Sunshine Rose
Oh glorious father you bless me with your light [Repeat]
In the center of my soul you bless me with your light [Repeat]
Oh sacred mother, you bless me with your strength [Repeat]
In the center of my soul you bless me with your strength [Repeat]
Oh holy child, you bless me with your love [Repeat]
In the center of my soul you bless me with your love
Swing low sweet chariot
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Comin' for to carry me home.
Swing low, sweet chariot,
Comin' for to carry me home.
I looked over Jordan, and what did I see,
Comin' for to carry me home.
A band of angels comin' after me,
Comin' for to carry me home.
If you get there before I do,
Comin' for to carry me home.
Just tell my friends that I'm a comin' too.
Comin' for to carry me home.
I'm sometimes up and sometimes down,
Comin' for to carry me home.
But still my soul feels heavenly bound.
Comin' for to carry me home.
Take O take me as I am by John Bell
Take O take me as I am.
Summon out what I shall be.
Set your seal upon my heart,
and live in me.
The bookmark prayer by Simon de Voil
Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing frighten you.
Everything changes,
I alone remain.
Hold patience, for nothing is wasted.
Presence in all things
I'm with you in all things.
The Christ in you by the Waterboys
I'm gonna look twice at you
Until I see the Christ in you
I'm gonna look twice at you
Until I see the Christ in you
When I'm lookin' through the eyes of love X3
Em When I'm lookin' through the eyes
The Deer's Cry by Shaun Davey [adapted]
I arise today through the strength of heaven
Light of sun, radiance of moon
Splendor of fire, speed of lightning
Swiftness of wind, depth of the sea,
Stability of earth, firmness of rock
I arise today through God's strength to pilot me
God's eye to look before me
God's wisdom to guide me
God's way to lie before me
God's shield to protect me
From all who shall wish me ill Afar and a-near
Alone and in a multitude
Against every cruel, merciless power
That may oppose my body and soul
Christ/Love with me, Christ/Love before me
Christ/Love behind me, Christ/Love in me
Christ/Love beneath me, Christ/Love above me
Christ/Love on my right, Christ/Love on my left
Christ/Love when I lie down, Christ/Love when I sit down
Christ/Love when I arise, Christ/Love to shield me
Love in the heart of everyone who thinks of me
Love in the mouth of everyone who speaks of me
I arise today.
The heart is not a holding place Sufi chant
The heart is not a holding place.
My heart is not a holding place.
Thy spirit is golden. My spirit is golden.
And I am free to fly
The old astronomer to his pupil
(text from a poem by Sarah Williams)
Though my soul may set in darkness
It will rise in perfect light
I have loved the stars too fondly
to be fearful of the night
fearful of the night.
There is only love by Michael Gott
In this moment, in this place,
I remember who I am.
Letting fear and worry fall away from me.
I open my eyes and see.
CHORUS
There is only love.
There is only love.
Love that heals,
Love that sets us free.
There is only love.
When I lose myself,
when I feel I’ve lost my way.
When I go inside and quiet my mind,
I can hear Spirit gently say,
CHORUS
To my Bones source unknown
To my bones, take this fire
Fan your flames in me
To my bones, take this earth
Grow your roots in me
To my bones, take this water
Rain down on me
To my bones, take this air
Let your wind flow through me
To my bones, take this spirit
Feel your mystery in me
To my bones, take this fire
Fan your flames in me
Ubi Caritas
Live in charity and steadfast love,
Live in charity; God will dwell with you.
Ubi caritas et amor.
Ubi caritas, Dios ibi est.
Undo me by Richard Bruxvoort Colligan
Undo me untier of knots I am ready
Undo me untier of knots I am ready. I am ready,
1. Because I am tangled, longing to be free,
Free from these patterns. Undo me
2. Because I am wounded, aching to be healed,
Healed to be joyful. Undo me
Unknown blessings by Ben Bochner
O, the stars above us twinkle
Yeah, they put on quite a show
They say the light that meets our eyes today
Was born a million years ago
And it spells out quite a story
In strands of DNA
The same spark that birthed the universe
Is born in us today
And they're already on their way,
already on their way
Give thanks for unknown blessings,
Already on their way [repeat]
Now, this world is a funhouse mirror
Sometimes you feel just like a clown
Everything’s distorted
Everything seems upside down
And the truth it just gets twisted
Like a rope gets torn and frayed
'Til it feels like you can’t hold on no more
'Til you just might slip away
And they're already on their way...
Well now history’s a spiral
Sometimes it’s hard to see
Through the smoke and the blood and the tear-gas
That it’s the path of victory
It’s a crooked road we walk upon
Strung with miracles on the way
But like raindrops to the ocean
We’ll make it there someday
And we’re already on our way ...
Unseen song by Samara Jade
I listened to the silence, 'til it was no longer silence
'Til it was, filled up with birdsong that had been there along X2
And I looked into the sunset 'til it was no longer sunset
'Til the sky grew darker and it filled on up with stars X2
That were there all along X3
The underlying unseen song
And I stopped to smell the flowers 'til they were no longer flowers
They began to wilt and drop and develop into fruit,
That turned to seeds and back to flowers that had been there all along
And I searched the world for answers, 'til they turned to questions
That shone light upon the answers, that had been there all along X2
That were there all along X3
The underlying unseen song
And the light obscures the darkness and the darkness hides the light
And the stars are still shining when the sun is shining bright.
Oh how unimaginable, how many layers go unseen
In this dream, in this dream. So much more than, more than it seems.
And I felt into my sadness 'til it was no longer sadness
'Til it was filled up with fullness, that had been there all along X2
And I cut through my aloneness until I melted into oneness
Of the web of shining drew drops that connects us all as one.
To the web of shining drew drops that has been there all along
Yeah It was there all along X3
The underlying unseen song X3
And I spoke my words 'til they were no longer words
'Till they sounded no different than the songs sung by the birds
Still sing even when they can't be heard,
All of the symphonies get blurred, into the colors of world,
Is turning, powered by the birdsong that had been there all along
Yes the great wave of birdsong that had been there all along
Haven't you heard that wave of birdsong that has been here all along.
Veni Spiritus by Janet Lund (adapted)
Veni Spiritus, Sancte Spiritus. x2
Come, holy guest within these walls;
this threshold pass to dwell with us.
Come, immortal one, be a fire within.
Rest, sacred flame, in we who bear your name.
Veni Spiritus, Sancte Spiritus. X2
Come, holy influence, make us wise;
shine and illuminate our lives.
Come, immortal light, chase the dark from sight.
Stay, holy flame, in we who bear your name.
Veni Spiritus, Sancte Spiritus. X 2
Come, our creator spirit, come,
create communion here with us.
Come, great spirit, come! Find in us your home.
With burning love, empower us once again.
Veni Spiritus, Sancte Spiritus. X 2
Veni Spirito Creatore from Taizé
Veni Spirito Creatore, vieni vieni.
Come and Pray in us, Holy Sprit, come and pray in us,
Come and visit us, Holy Spirit, Spirt come, Spirit come.
Wait for the Lord
Wait for the Lord, Whose day is near.
Wait for the Lord: be strong take heart!
Weaving our lives by Alexa Sunshine Rose
We are weaving our lives
We are weaving our hearts and our minds
We are weaving the bright and dark threads of our journeys through.
We are weaving our lives
We are weaving a blanket of light
We are weaving a basket to hold all that’s true.
We are we and we are one
We are We and we are One x 2
Humee Hum Brahm Hum x 2
We are we and we are one (adapted)
We are We and we are One x 4
Ishq Allah Mahbud lillah x 4
(Arabic translation: “God is love, lover and beloved”)
We shall overcome
We shall overcome, we shall overcome
We shall overcome some day
Oh, deep in my heart, I do believe
We shall overcome some day
We'll walk hand in hand ...
We shall all be free ...
We are not afraid - (Today) ....
The truth shall set us free ....
We shall live in peace .....
What a wonderful world
I see trees of green, red roses too
I see them bloom, for me and you,
And I think to myself, What a wonderful world.
I see skies of blue and clouds of white,
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night,
And I think to myself, what a wonderful world
The colours of a rainbow are so pretty in the sky
Are also on the faces of people going by
I see friends shaking hands saying how do you do
They’re really saying I love you.
I hear babies cry, I watch them grow
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know,
And I think to myself what a wonderful world
Yes I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
When the Saints go marching in
Oh, when the saints go marching in,
Oh, when the saints go marching in,
I want to be in that number.
When the saint go marching in
Oh, when the trumpet sounds a call
Oh, when the trumpet sounds a call
I want to be in that number.
Oh, when the trumpet sounds a call.
Within our darkest night (Taize chant)
Within our darkest night
you kindle a fire that never dies away,
never dies away.
World Peace chant
See it in your mind
make it real
World Peace.
See it in your mind, world Peace.
Feel it in your heart, make it real …
Hold it in your thoughts, make is real ...
You are like sunshine (Birthday/anniversary song)
You are like sunshine, a ray of sunshine
We see and love you, just as you are.
We bless and hold you, forever cherish
The gift of who you are.
You are the face of God chant by Karen Drucker
You are the face of God
I hold you in my heart
You are a part of me
You are the face of God.