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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.
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Brigid’s birds mark my way
darting arrows in the sky
and the North Wind,
she dances with them
giving wings to their cry.
And I could be a monk
alone on this white strand.
I see those who’ll come after me
and I’m waiting for them to land.
And the stars shine bright
as the fire burns low.
How can we ever go back
to what we used to know?
The history of galaxies
unraveling in the night
will the land hold our memory
like the sky holds light and life.
If your blood is in the ocean
and my tears are in the sea
then our story’s in the water
could it hold eternity?
And the stars shine bright
as the fire burns low.
How can we ever go back
to what we used to know?
Fire burns cold.
It’s the fields that are full of gold.
They were a casket for
his body, for his soul
And you say,
“Don’t be afraid.”
And you say,
“Well, we’re all leaving anyway.”
And you say,
“New life comes at the end.”
Well, this is the end.
Brigid’s birds mark my way…
And the stars shine bright
as the fire burns low.
We’ll never come this way again
that much I know.
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Circle me, God, keep fear without, keep fear without, keep fear without.
Circle me, God, keep fear without, keep fear without my heart.
Circle me, God, keep joy within, keep joy within, keep joy within,
Circle me, God, keep joy within, keep joy within my heart.
Circle me, God, keep doubt without, keep doubt without, keep doubt without,
Circle me, God, keep doubt without, keep doubt without my heart.
Circle me, God, keep hope within, keep hope within, keep hope within,
Circle me, God, keep hope within, keep hope within my heart.
Circle me, God, keep evil out, keep evil out, keep evil out,
Circle me, God, keep evil out, keep evil from my heart.
Circle me, God, keep peace within, keep peace within, keep peace within,
Circle me, God, keep peace within, keep peace within my heart.
Circle, me, God, keep darkness out, keep darkness out, keep darkness out,
Circle me, God, keep darkness out, keep darkness from my heart.
Circle me, God, keep light within, keep light within, keep light within,
Circle me, God, keep light within, keep light within my heart.
Circle me, God, keep hate without, keep hate without, keep hate without,
Circle me, God, keep hate without, keep hate without my heart.
Circle me, God, keep love within, keep love within, keep love within,
Circle me, God, keep love within, keep love within my heart.
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Setting out, no rudder, sail, nor oars,
Trusting the current, trusting the course.
Setting out, no rudder, sail, nor oars,
Trusting the current, trusting the course.
Peregrine, our hearts are ready, fully ripe.
Peregrine, our hearts are ready for new life.
Peregrine, our hearts are ready, fully ripe.
Peregrine, our hearts are ready for new life.
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Oscail Mo Chroí, Oscail Mo Chroí.
Oscail Mo Chroí. Oscail Mo Chroí.
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Open hand, open hand.
Ready for blessing beyond our choosing.
Open hand, open hand.
Prepare for goodness out of the blue.
Should a free blackbird choose to nest here,
laying her gifts in my life.
Or a breeze born seed come to rest here,
growing its gifts in my life.
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Christ within, before and behind.
Christ beneath, above, beside.
Christ every hour, every day, every night.
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Use me as an instrument for Thine own good.
Fill my lungs with air the way a bellows would.
I am just a pilgrim who is on her way
Thankful for the path that I can walk today.
Holy well, oh holy well!
Looking for a space where I can safely dwell.
Holy well, only time will tell
If I'll climb the hill and find the holy well.
The hill is filled with obstacles that hold me back.
Streams that seem too hard to cross remind me that
This is not a race to see who comes in first;
When I think like that, I'll never quench my thirst.
Holy well, oh holy well!
There's enough for all at the holy well.
Holy well, only time will tell
If I'll climb the hill and find the holy well.
Wells can spring up anywhere
Underground or in the air.
Listen to your feet
They will take you there.
I can feel the yielding earth with every step
Here in communion with the boggy depth.
And you, fellow pilgrims I meet on the way
Blessings on you as you find what holds you sway.
Holy well, oh holy well!
Walking slowly three times 'round the holy well.
Holy well has this to tell:
"Every hill you meet can surely serve you well."
Holy well, oh holy well!
Dancing seven times around the holy well
Holy well has this to tell:
"Whatever path you're on I surely wish you well."
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In my heart is the road,
and I will not be hurried.
In my heart is the road,
bless my feet on the journey
to Jerusalem, to Jerusalem.
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Simon de Voil - Be Still
03:46
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Be still and know that I am God.
Be still and know that I am God.
Be still and know that I am.
Be still and know that I am.
Be still and know that I
Be still and know that I
Be still and know that
Be still and know that
Be still and know.
Be still and know.
Be still and
Be still and
Be still.
Be still.
Be.
Be.
Be still and know that I am love.
Be still and know that I am peace.
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Deep peace of the rolling waves to you.
Deep peace of the silent stars.
Deep peace of the blowing air to you.
Deep peace of the quiet earth.
Let peace, let peace, let peace fill your soul.
May peace, may peace, may peace keep you whole.
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Fag Faoi mo churam é.
Gráim thú, a stór.
Surrender to the holding
and the loving you, a Stór.
(a Stór is an Irish term of endearment.)
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I am here waiting for you.
I am here waiting for you.
I am here waiting for you.
I am here waiting for you.
I am here listening for you.
I am here listening for you.
I am here listening for you.
I am here listening for you.
I am here praying for you.
I am here praying for you.
I am here praying for you.
I am here praying for you.
I am here hoping for you.
I am here hoping for you.
I am here hoping for you.
I am here hoping for you.
I am here singing for you.
I am here singing for you.
I am here singing for you.
I am here singing for you.
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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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