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Father take all the broken bits of our lives
Our broken promises
Our broken friendships
Our differences of opinion
Our different backgrounds, and shapes and sizes,
And arrange them together.
Fitting them into each other
To make something beautiful
Fitting them like an artist to make a glass window
Fitting them into each other
To make a design, your design,
Even when all we can see are the broken bits.
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All things bright and beautiful,
All creatures, great and small,
All things wise and wonderful,
The Lord God made them all.
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For eyes whereby I clearly see
The many lovely things there be
For lungs to breath the morning air
For nose to smell its fragrance rare
For tongue to taste the fruits that grow
For birds that sing and flowers that blow
For limbs to climb and swim and run
For skin to feel the cheerful sun
For sun and moon and stars in heaven
Whose gracious light is freely given
The winds that sing as they rush by
The clouds that race across the sky
The shelter of the shady woods
Where I may spend my lonely moods
Take thou my thanks, O God above,
For all these tokens of thy love
And when I am much older -
Thou make me as grateful then, as now.
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Be Thou a Bright Flame
02:34
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Be thou a bright flame before me
Be thou a guiding star above me
Be thou a smooth path below me
Be thou a kindly shepherd behind me
Lord God today, tonight, and for ever.
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I Bind Unto Myself Today
03:32
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I bind unto myself today
The power of God to hold and lead.
His eye to watch, his might to stay,
His ear to hearken to my need.
The wisdom of my God to teach;
His hand to guide, his shield to ward.
The word of God to give me speech;
His heavenly host to be my guard.
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Hold On
05:36
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Hold on to what is good,
Hold on even if it's a handful of earth.
.....Hold on.
Hold on to what you believe,
Hold on even if it's a tree that stands by itself,
.....Hold on.
Hold on to what you must do,
Hold on even if it's a long way from here,
.....Hold on.
Hold on to your life,
Hold on even if it's easier to let go,
.....Hold on.
Hold on to my hand,
Hold on even if I've gone away from you,
.....Hold on.
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Now the Day is Over
02:30
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Now the day is over
Night is drawing nigh
Shadows of the evening
Steal across the sky.
Now the darkness gathers
Stars begin to peep
Birds and beasts and flowers
Soon will be asleep.
Jesus give the weary
Calm and sweet repose
With thy tenderest blessing
May our eyelids close.
Grant to little children
Visions bright of thee
Guard the sailors tossing
On the deep blue sea.
Through the long night-watches
May your angels spread
Their white wings above me
Watching over my bed.
When the morning wakens
Then may I arise
Pure and fresh and sinless
In thy holy eyes.
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Abide With Me
06:32
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Abide with me, fast falls the eventide.
The darkness deepens, Lord with me abide.
When other helpers fail and comforts flee,
Help of the helpless, O abide with me.
Swift to its close ebbs out life's little day.
Earth's joys grow dim; its glories pass away.
Change and decay in all around I see;
O Thou who changest not, abide with me.
Not a brief glance; I beg a passing word;
But as Thou dwellest with Thy disciples, Lord,
Familiar, condescending, patient, free.
Come not to sojourn, but abide with me.
Come not in terrors as the King of kings,
But kind and good with healing on Thy wings.
Tears for all woes a heart for every plea,
Come friend of sinners, and thus abide with me.
Thou on my head in early youth didst smile;
And, though rebellious and perverse meanwhile.
Thou has not left me, oft as I left Thee,
On to the close, O Lord, abide with me.
I need Thy presence every passing hour.
What but Thy grace can foil the tempter's power?
Who, like Thyself, my guide and stay can be?
Through cloud and sunshine, Lord, abide with me.
I fear no foe, with Thee at hand to bless;
Ills have no weight, and tears no bitterness.
Where is death's sting? Where grave thy victory?
I triumph still, if Thou abide with me.
Hold Thou Thy cross before my closing eyes.
Shine through the gloom and point me to the skies.
Heaven's morning breaks, and earth's vain shadows flee,
In life, in death, O Lord, abide with me.
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May the road rise to meet you
May the wind be always at your back
May the sun shine warm upon your face
The rain fall soft upon your fields and
Until we meet again
May God hold you in the palm of his Hand.
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Barbara Hume Seattle, Washington
Barbara Hume lives in the Seattle area where she has collaborated with composers for the past 20 years including David Paul Mesler, Bonnie Murphy, Paul Lewis and other northwest artists producing original music, set to a rich and varied canon of poetry. In these albums, the weaving of melody and imagery produce songs that unearth the raw senses that nurture the soul. ... more
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Incredible orchestral arrangements, especially the "Cistern" album.
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You Think It's Like This... But Really It's Like This (20th Anniversary Reissue)
by Mirah
Mirah has collaborated with Jherek Bishoff who has created incredible arrangements to her lyric experiences. Favorite track "Light"
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Somber, beautiful string meditations abound on the debut album by Oxford cellist and composer Lou Lyne and her ensemble.
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Conversations in Ritual
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This new album from the contemporary classical duo was completely improvised.
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