I was fixing my music files over the weekend and found the score to one of my favorite songs of all time, Jose Mari Chan's IT IS THE LORD. It has new meaning for me now... maybe the fact that I can now accompany myself while singing the piece helped. Or maybe it's because of the recent renewal of that most precious of relationships... that of Creator and Handmaiden.
IT IS THE LORD
Words by Ma. Cristina Ansaldo Estrada
Slowly, the light unfolding,
Softly the dawn approaching.
Anxious frightened souls
Seeking hope, seeking hope.
Stumbling through the sad desolation.
Wond'ring with frightened confusion
Towards a dark gaping tomb,
a buried hope.
Gently, an awareness of a loving presence,
His words: "Do not be afraid."
His message: "Peace be with you."
"Rabbi!" Remember,
it is the Lord!
At the tempest and the storm,
in the kindnesses that keep us warm.
Even through the pains and betrayals
of life's crucifixions.
Rejoice, dear souls,
for peace, it is the Lord!
Soothe, it is the Lord!
It is the Lord, now and forever.
Amen.
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How to describe the feeling that came over me after singing/playing this beautiful song?? There are no words...
"Speak to one another with psalms, hymns and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your heart to the Lord, always giving thanks to God the Father for everything, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ." -- Ephesians 5:19-20
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