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When I Dream
03:53
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when I dream, it's like TV screens
are on the inside of my eye lids
but I don't have a remote
to take control
to choose my shows
seems my fears come alive
no matter how hard I try to wake up
Now I lay my head down
hoping for surround silence
if trouble comes while I sleep
let there still be only peace
on my pillow, still can't be consoled
God, I was told you'd never leave
still I cry, "where did you go?!"
no matter how bad I want to believe
now I lay my head down
hoping for surround silence
let me awake to greet the sun
wondering where the night went
Now I lay my head down
hoping for surround silence
if trouble comes while I sleep
let there still be only peace
now I lay my head down
hoping for surround silence
let me awake to greet the sun
wondering where the night went
Now I lay my head down
hoping for surround silence
if trouble comes while I sleep
let there still be only peace
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Wayfaring Stranger
04:39
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I am a poor wayfaring stranger
while traveling thru this world of woe;
Yet there’s no sickness, toil, or danger
in that bright world to which I go.
I’m going there to see my Father.
I’m going there no more to roam.
I’m only going over Jordan. I’m only going over home.
I know dark clouds will hang around me.
I know my way is rough and steep.
Yet beautiful fields arise before me,
where God’s redeemed their vigils keep.
I’m going there to see my mother.
I know she'll greet me when I come.
I'm only going over Jordan. I'm only going over home.
I want to wear that crown of glory,
when I get home to that good land.
Well I want to shout salvation’s story
in concert with, oh, the gospel band.
I’m going back to see my savior.
I’m going back no more to roam.
I’m only going over Jordon. I’m only going over home.
I’m only going over home. I’m only going over home.
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3. |
Home with You Continues
04:18
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If we lived in a conversation van RV
takin music on the road, we'll see the whole country
through the mountains, down highways, through the city streets
the world our view, we're driving on to live our destiny
And if we lived in a northern woods cabin
all summer long on our table fresh cut lavender lupins
sing along with robin's song from birch and poplar limbs
hike the trials, canoe the lakes, we live life strong and fit
furnishing our lives with love and laughter
so size and styles they don't really matter
I'd be at home with you, baby, yeah
I'd be at home with you, my love
All I need to make this house a home
is for us to be together
my home is with you wherever we are
wherever we are
And if we lived in a tent city on Seattle streets
ignoring insults stares and glares and how pedestrians retreat
they don't know we both work jobs and still can't afford a roof
beneath the tarps and open air our love is weather proof
furnishing our lives with love and laughter
so size and styles they don't really matter
I'd be at home with you, baby, yeah
I'd be at home with you, my love
All I need to make this house a home
is for us to be together
my home is with you wherever we are
I'd be at home with you, baby
I'd be at home with you, my love
I'd be at home with you, baby, yeah
I'd be at home with you, my love
All I need to make this house a home
is for us to be together
my home is with you wherever we are
wherever we are
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4. |
Jack Riddle
03:49
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My name is Jack Riddle and I sit on the bench at Parkway and March
Watching all the people who pass me by.
People here stay the same you know,
it's the same old game, the same old show
The rich stay rich and the poor stay low, you know
Chorus
They say that I can't stay here
They say my hands don't touch this sky
They say that I can't stay
and they say and they say and they say
But my name is Jack
Folks here stay away from me - They tell me I need more to my feet
Comb your hair, Jack, rub the dirt away from the seams
Hey, Mister Pastor Man, the service was fine
I came on down to stand right in line
with Mary, the saints, and Jesus - that friend of mine
He's a friend of mine, I say...
Chorus 2
They say that I can't stay here
They say my hands don't touch this sky
They say that I can't stay
and they say and they say and they say
Sunday morning the bell will ring
I'l stay in my hut by my West Virginia stream
Don't worry - I'll stay away
Perhaps my Lord might visit me today...
Chorus
They say that I can't stay here
They say my hands don't touch this sky
They say that I can't stay
and they say and they say and they say
But my name is Jack
My name is Jack Riddle
My name is Jack and you know where I'll be
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Be the Love
03:36
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Be the Love,
defying all hatred.
Be the love,
beyond toleration.
Be the love,
before pride and exultation.
Be the love.
Be the love.
Be the hope
for the children’s salvation
Be the peace
for the nation’s reconciliation
Be the life
that says, “yes” to all creation.
Be the love. Be the love.
Destruction’s always easier than creation.
But all things created are sacred.
Destruction’s always easier than creation
But all things created are sacred.
Be the healing
for the orphan born with AIDS
Be the strength
a neighbor’s burden raise
Be the star
that guides us through this haze.
Be the love. Be the love.
Be the love. Be the love.
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6. |
You've Gotta Move...
04:36
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You've gotta move when the Spirit says "move"
You've gotta move when the Spirit says "move"
'cause when the Spirit says "move", you gotta move, oh Lord
You've gotta move when the Spirit says "move"
You've gotta dance when the spirit says dance
you've gotta dance when the spirit says dance
'cause when the spirit says dance you gotta dance, oh lord
you gotta dance when the spirit says dance
You've gotta love when the spirit says love
You've gotta love when the spirit says love
cause when the spirit says love, you gotta love oh lord
you gotta love when spirit
Love when the Spirit says "Love"
'cause if we don't have Love
we don't have anything
because Love is life.
Mmmm
You can move a mountain
You can boast all about it
Oh
You can prophecy great things
Oh
You can know all there is to know
You can do great deeds
You can solve mystery
You can own a big house
You can hold a beautiful spouse
But if you don't have love
I said if ya don't have love
you got nothin'
you got nothin'
Oh
nothin'
nothin'
you gotta move
so, you gotta move when the spirit
so, you gotta move when the spirit says "move"
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7. |
We Have A Dream
03:54
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We, O, we have a dream
and we'll make it
make it come true
We, O, we have a dream
and we'll make it
make it come true
We have a dream for freedom and peace
the whole earth reconciled
so color my world with love
I wanna live with arms open wide
we're heard the sky must be darkest
for stars to really shine bright
so we'll press on
for redemption draws nigh
We, O, we have a dream
and we'll make it
make it come true
We, O, we have a dream
and we'll make it
make it come true
Keep the dream alive in your eyes
a clear bright vivid vision
don't let your worries or fears
deter your hearts deep hope and devotion
cause even with complexity,
woes of economy and even recession
we still got a whole lot of love
each other and a big imagination, Oh
We, O, we have a dream
and we'll make it
make it come true
We, O, we have a dream
and we'll make it
make it come true
This is not about idealism or illusions
the dream is about holding on
to both wisdom and wonder
It's about getting real, keeping it real
Have the humility to acknowledge
we've all been part of the problem
and we can all be part of the solution
Sometimes giving up our pride
is harder than giving up our lives
We, O, we have a dream
and we'll make it
make it come true
We, O, we have a dream
and we'll make it
make it come true
We, O, we have a dream
and we'll make it
make it come true
We, O, we have a dream
and we'll make it
make it come true
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8. |
Peace on Earth
04:19
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Life together has been tattered and torn
seams have been ripped apart and oh, so worn
leave all your extra patches and your colorful threads
together we'll sew, stitch by stitch, we'll mend
for
Peace on earth
goodness to all
Pray for posers, oppressors, imposters
prayers of blessing make every heart softer
thoughts and words of life
to foes and to friends
through us the angel's song will never, ever end
for
Peace on Earth
Goodness to All
No matter whatever wounds we have sworn
forever forgive what's offended before
In every heart reverberating
in every movement
we are aspiring for
Peace on Earth
Goodness to All
Love
your enemies
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9. |
Modernity
03:50
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Modernity
maybe no always all it's cracked up to be
chased and ruled by economy
running it's pace drains my energy
What does it mean to be truly free in Western modernity?
No, there's no glamour in poverty
but there is beauty in simplicity
deep soul song and dusty dancing feet
resonate with my own heartbeat
I climbed the mountain through the acacia trees
witnessed the hard work of your hands in the sunflower fields
dined together at your table with home grown plantains
there's nothing of which you need to be ashamed
Overwhelmed by your rich hospitality
your wealth of kindness and generosity
as your guests, we were blessed
by an abundance of love
in a bowl of beans and ugali
What would it mean to be truly free
to live abundantly
in a globalized modernity?
Been paying debt since I was 23
life by math, much less by poetry
Vision of grand living on easy street
tons of stuff, but most is cheap
Counting the cost, there's so much we've lost
in building and paving, bills we are paying, trees we are shaving
We aim high for the "American Dream"
sacrifice our health and our family
work to own our own property and set up more boundaries
but you? you exude what it means to live happy
you overflow, overflow artistry
your welcome radiates sincerity
these would be an unfair exchange for prosperity
What does it means to live truly free
abundantly
with generosity
in the midst of modernity
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Set out on this journey brothers and sisters
With provisions of love, grace and forgiveness
With conviction we are all intrinsically connected
With so much in common and with beautiful difference
Put on your climbing shoes
Put on your climbing shoes
Put on your shoes Take me with you to the mountaintop.
Keep on climbing. We will never stop.
Wade through streams, press on and push against the wind.
Take my hand, build trust, know my friend, you’ll help me up. Sometimes we’ll run and hurdle. Sometimes we’ll trip and stumble. Over rocks and crags, steep passageways, LOVE will lift us.
Put on your climbing shoes
Put on your climbing shoes
Put on your shoes Take me with you to the mountaintop.
Keep on climbing. We will never stop.
When stormy clouds are covering the summit view
Remember how rainbows come into bloom
Storm cloud showers, thunder and drenching rain
Collide with sunshine rays of light to ribbons of colorful change.
Put on your climbing shoes
Put on your climbing shoes
Put on your shoes Take me with you to the mountaintop.
Keep on climbing. We will never stop.
Keep on hiking and we’ll the scale the heights.
Keep on walking. Walk by faith, not by sight.
Oooooh
Put on your shoes!
Put on your shoes and lace 'em right
We gonna climb if it takes all night
Climbin' up together,
Climbin' round the clock
Never stop no never until we reach the top
Keep reaching and reaching and moving and climbing...
From the lowest of lows
to the highest of highs
we're climbing
From the lowest of lows
to the highest of highs
we're climbing
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11. |
Rosebud
04:01
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Baby, hear the loons sing their lullaby
Love songs on the water, now don’t you cry
Mama will always hold you tight.
Listen to the loons sing their lullaby
Baby, hear the waves on the shore
No matter what the tide, you can be sure
Daddy is lovin’ you more and more
Listen to the waves on the shore
Rosebud, Baby Blue Jay,
This is your sleep sweetly lullaby.
Rosebud, Baby Blue Jay,
This is your sleep sweetly lullaby.
Baby hear the paddling canoes
Sounds like the water’s is oh so smooth
Someday we’ll go and glide ‘neath the moon
Listen to the paddling canoes
Baby hear the silence of the lake
You are just as quiet, now don’t you wake
If there’s a storm or constant calm
I’ll still be with you to sing you this song
Listen to the silence of the lake
Rosebud, Baby Blue Jay,
This is your sleep sweetly lullaby.
Rosebud, Baby Blue Jay,
This is your sleep sweetly lullaby.
This is your sleep sweetly lullaby.
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12. |
You'll Never Know
05:02
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You should see these baby blues.
Hear her nearly melodic coos.
Everyday, there’s something new.
She's rollin' around right now,
but she’ll be crawlin’ soon.
Tiny fingers on piano keys
Twinkle little star, comes along with little ease
Playground feats; she skins her knee
Wipin’ tears away: “mama, kiss it please.”
You’ll never know what you’ve been missing
She had to go when you wouldn’t stop your drinking
Little girls grow, learn your ways,
then do their own thinking.
But you’ll never know what you’ve been missing.
Pigtails bob, skippin through blueberry fields
Homemade muffins, we'll bake in the morning
Holding her favorite bear for a bedtime story
Hopin' for fireflies and fairies in her dreams
You’ll never know what you’ve been missing
She had to go when you wouldn’t stop your drinking
Your little girl grows.
She’s smart in school and really likes singing
But you’ll never know what you’ve been missing.
Did you ever wonder: “What will she be like?”.
Even once ponder:
“wish I’d never let her outa my sight.”?
Guess if I had to choose,
I’d take abandonment over abuse.
But either way, the both of us loose.
I'll never know what we've been missing.
She had to go when you wouldn't stop your beating.
Your little girl's all grown, livin' dreams,
yeah, life goes on.
But neither one of us can ever know all we've been missing.
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Heatherlyn Denver, Colorado
Inspired by the irresistible way music connects and carries us, Heatherlyn has built an international community around songs, poetry, and gatherings designed to draw listeners deeper into their own stories & the stories of others. Her passion for the beautiful complexity of the human spirit is present in everything she creates, resonant in the soulful influences woven through her eclectic sound. ... more
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