Singing with Monks and Mystics

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Five composer/artists celebrate monks and mystics in music - Prophet Miriam, King David, Mary Mother of God, Amma Syncletica, Brigid of Kildare, Benedict of Nursia, Brendan the Navigator, Hildegard of Bingen, Francis of Assisi, Rainer Maria Rilke, Dorothy Day, and Thomas Merton.

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With choreography and instruction by Betsey Beckman, this DVD teaches 12 prayerful and playful dances for every-body! Also accompanies the CD, "Singing with Monks and Mystics" and the book, "Illuminating the Way: Embracing the Wisdom of Monks and Mystics" by Christine Valters Paintner.

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Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality downloads of The Love of Thousands: Singing with Angels, Saints, and Ancestors, Sound and Stillness II: An audio collection of poems by Christine Valters Paintner, Birthing the Holy: Singing with Mary and the Sacred Feminine, Monk in the World: Songs for Contemplative Living, Sound and Stillness: An audio collection of poems by Christine Valters Paintner, Earth, Our Original Monastery: Singing Our Way to the Sacred, The Soul's Slow Ripening: Songs for Celtic Seekers, and Singing with Monks and Mystics. , and , .

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1.	Betsey Beckman - Miriam of the Dance (Prophet Miriam) 02:10	lyrics	buy track
I am Miriam. I am Miriam. I am Miriam, Miriam of the Dance, Miriam of the Dance. Come and dance with me; Come and sing with me; Play your tambourine; Spirit, lead the dance! Spirit, lead the dance! Dance through joy and pain; Dance through sun and rain; Give yourself again; Spirit, lead the dance! Spirit, lead the dance! Dance to animate; Dance to share the weight; Here we celebrate; Spirit, lead the dance! Spirit, lead the dance!
2.	David Ash - I Dance with Adonai (King David) 03:06	lyrics	buy track
Refrain: I dance with Adonai who is merciful and good. I dance with Adonai, who has filled my heart with joy. I dance with Adonai in thanksgiving for my life. I'll dance with Adonai forever. 1. All my power, all my force, and all my might Celebrating how my God is my delight. my dance go on throughout the day and night! I'll dance with Adonai forever. 2. Play the timbrel and the cymbal and the lyre. Drop a pinch of holy incense on the fire. Let my body in your praises leap up higher! I'll dance with Adonai forever. 3. For my God has lavished mercy upon me, Turned my mourning to a dance of jubilee, Threw my sackcloth off and clothed me in pure glee! I'll dance with Adonai forever.
3.	Betsey Beckman - Hail Mary (Mother Mary) 02:34	lyrics	buy track
Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with you. Blessed are you among all women and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Holy Mary, Mother of God, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death. Amen.
4.	Richard Bruxvoort Colligan - Divine Fire (Amma Syncletica) 02:41	lyrics	buy track
1. Fire, divine fire. Fire, divine fire. 2. We must kindle the divine fire within ourselves. We must kindle the divine fire within ourselves. 3. O behold! O behold!
5.	Laura Ash - Song of Brigid (St. Brigid) 03:14	lyrics	buy track
Refrain Darkness to light, night into day. Wellspring of wisdom, show me the way. 1. You’re the way of compassion, the doorway of welcome, The pathway of mercy and joy. Though I walk into darkness, may you bring me to daylight. Show me the way. 2. You are river of justice, abundance and plenty, the cup full of wisdom and peace. When my vessel is empty, let your spring rise within me. Show me the way. 3. You are garden of virtues, the mansion of gladness the sun and the moon in the sky. When I wander away from the family of heaven Show me the way.
6.	Richard Bruxvoort Colligan - Welcome in the Stranger (St. Benedict) 03:07	lyrics	buy track
Welcome in the stranger through the door of your heart. Welcome in the stranger through the door of your heart.
7.	Carmel Boyle - Promise to the Saints (St. Brendan) 02:26	lyrics	buy track
Follow the wind. Follow the wind. Let go your oars. Let go your oars. Sail to the land promised to the saints. Sail to the land promised to the saints. It is the voyage that makes us strong so from this port, follow the wind.
8.	Betsey Beckman - Viriditas (St. Hildegard) 03:41	lyrics	buy track
Let my soul be greening with the living light. Let my heart awaken morning from the night. Let the Spirit guide me to presence true and whole. Viriditas, viriditas, the greening of my soul.
9.	Richard Bruxvoort Colligan - The World is My Monastery (St. Francis) 03:37	lyrics	buy track
Ooh, the world is my heart. Ooh, the world is my home. Ooh, the world is my monastery, my monastery.
10.	Richard Bruxvoort Colligan - May What I Do (Rainer Maria Rilke) 02:34	lyrics	buy track
May what I do flow from me like a river. May what I do flow from me like a river.
11.	David Ash - Revolution of the Heart (Dorothy Day) 02:50	lyrics	buy track
Refrain We must bring about a Revolution of the heart. We must feed not just the body but the soul. For the Gospel takes away our right to stand apart. We must stand with all the poor and be made whole. 1. One brick at a time, a pebble in a pond, Causes ripples spreading everywhere from you. Each step that we take and each one of our deeds Gives us hope for all the work that we must do. 2. To love everyone, our enemy and friend, In an ever widening circle round the earth To help everyone to feed and clothe themselves For the poor and destitute all have their worth. 3. And so, we must fight and cry out for the rights And the dignity of workers we employ. For true love is full of beauty and of grace, Understanding and perception full of joy
12.	Richard Bruxvoort Colligan - Join in the Joy (Thomas Merton) 02:51	lyrics	buy track
Join in the joy of the cosmic dance, Join in the joy. La la la la la! La la la la la! La la la la la la la!
13.	Richard Bruxvoort Colligan - BONUS: Let Our Hearts Overflow (St. Benedict) 01:50	lyrics	buy track
Let our hearts overflow, Let our hearts overflow with the inexpressible delight of love, with the inexpressible delight of love.

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Commissioned by Abbey of the Arts, this delightful collection of chants celebrates 12 Monks and Mystics that are also featured in the DVD, "Dancing with Monks and Mystics" and the book, "Illuminating the Way: Embracing the Wisdom of Monks and Mystics." (Ave Maria Press)

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Abbey of the Arts, in partnership with The Dancing Word, produces albums to inspire soulful connection to ancient monks and mystics, to Celtic practice and tradition, to the sacred feminine, and to Earth and her creatures.

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