Good afternoon,
What is nourishing your soul ? Music is one of the things that does it for me. I need some music in my ear bud to fall asleep. I do like silence, but Shirley has noticed that I almost have music going in our house. What songs have moved you, to tears, to laughter or to silence as we live into the physical distancing and isolation ?
He came from the Mountain ( Bruce Cockburn – 1971)
He came from the mountain
To walk among the wounded
They couldn't see him
But the snow did melt whenever he passed by…
In his world we wait
In his hands our fate
Keep on climbing
We shall see his gate
In good time.
Bruce has also recorded two guitar instrumental albums, "Speechless" and "Crowing Ignites" are their names. They have been good for me in this time of no words.
I am not a big country music fan, but I like the opposites of the music and lyrics. The music is upbeat and lively, but the songs are often about love and broken relationships, sometimes even sin.
My Life Flows On ( 580 in the Hymnal )
" No storm can shake my inmost calm,
While to that Rock I'm clinging,
Since Love is Lord of Heaven and Earth,
How can I keep from Singing. " —- Robert Lowry
In the bulb there is a a flower ( 614 in the Hymnal )
In the bulb there is a flower,
in the seed, an apple tree.
In cocoons, a hidden promise.
Butterflies will soon be free !
In the cold and snow of winter
There's a spring
that waits to be
Unrevealed until its season,
Something God alone can see. —– Natalie Sleeth
I do not like opera, but I like listening to Ben Hoeppner on CBC radio sometimes. Ben is a very famous Canadian tenor. His father took my dad in, in central Saskatchewan, when he had no place to go, after my Dad turned 18. This would have been in 1934 in the middle of the Depression. Mr Hoeppner, Ben's dad , came to visit once in Ontario, and my dad was so happy to see him again. When I hear opera, which is hard for me to listen to, reminds me of the kindness of Mr. Hoeppner .
One more Cockburn tune :
Festival of Friends — 1975
( verse two and refrain )
Smiles and laughter and pleasant times
There's love in the world but it's hard to find
I'm so glad I found you, I'd just like to extend
An invitation to the festival of friends
Some of us live and some of us die
Someday God's going to tell us why
Open your heart and grow with what life sends
That's your ticket to the festival of friends.
Be kind to one another , as we live out our faith and our life,
Peace, Fred
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