MUSIC AND SONGS
Immanence and Transcendence: Finding the Divine Here or There?
San José First Unitarian Church
July 20, 2014
“I Know This Rose Will Open” (gathering music)
by Mary Grigolia I know this rose will open. I know my fear will burn away. I know my soul will unfurl its wings. I know this rose will open. “When Our Heart Is in a Holy Place” * by Joyce Poley When our heart is in a holy place, We are bless’d with love and amazing grace, When our heart is in a holy place. When we trust the wisdom in each of us, Ev’ry color, ev’ry creed and kind, And we see our faces in each other’s eyes, Then our heart is in a holy place. When we tell our story from deep inside, And we listen with a loving mind, And we hear our voices in each other’s words, Then our heart is in a holy place. When we share the silence of sacred space, And the God of our Heart stirs within, And we feel the power of each other’s faith, Then our heart is in a holy place. “Székely Áldás” (offertory music) Transylvanian blessing, Music by Elizabeth Norton Where there is faith there is love; Where there is love there is peace. Where there is peace there is blessing; Where there is blessing there is God. Where there is God, There, there is no need. |
“Touch the Earth, Reach the Sky!” *
by Grace Lewis-McLaren Touch the earth, reach the sky! Walk on shores while spirits fly Over the ocean, over the land, Our faith a quest to understand. Touch the earth, reach the sky! Children ask the reasons why. In our lives the answers show, And by our love they learn and grow. Touch the earth, reach the sky! All are born and all shall die; Life’s the time left in between, To follow a star, to build a dream. Touch the earth, reach the sky! Hug the laughter, feel the cry. May we see where we can give, For this is what it means to live. Touch the earth, reach the sky! Soar with courage ever high; Spirits joining as we fly, To touch the earth, to reach the sky. “This Little Light of Mine” * African-American Spiritual This little light of mine, I’m gonna let it shine. Ev’rywhere I go, I’m gonna let it shine. Building up a world, I’m gonna let it shine. Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine. * Singing led by Frank Farris. Music provided by Guitars Aloud and Dianne Saichek, pianist |