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Art of living Well

Tantum Ergo Sacramentum

O my sweet Beloved Lord and Savior that I greet in the daily bread, Instead of older forms you conform my body to yours, Through the meal divine you remind my faulty mind of things greater than conscious ploys or...

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Hymn to the Blessed Mother

Melody: Ewing 76.76 D O good sweet and true virgin, Who in thy humble way, Received God's great message On that glorious day, To your care Christ was given Your womb was an abode Now in delight and sweetness I...

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“O Mighty One” from Desert Songs

O Mighty One whose word swords shadows, O Glorious Cross whose nailed victory was preordained, And written to the wood, O blessed meadow, In which my being shall be forever contained, Sweet longing, sweet unity, sweet melting, sweet beloved So...

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“I have found my thirsting, and it has discovered me” from Desert Songs

I have found my thirsting, and it has discovered me, Songs of drought are gathering together in a symphony Stretching forth limitless and without restraint. And I have built so many walls that have been ruined Four of which have...

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“The Soul talking with the Bridegroom” from Desert Songs

O my sweet lover, your touch is more gentle Than the soft flutter of one thousand butterflies in flight, In the chambers of my heart, your word is more forceful Than a countless army instigating a plight Upon the kingdom...

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“A Season to the Heart and A Season to the Mind” from The Love of Solitude

O little man, who builds the walls of the castle, but fails to craft all that lies within, O beautiful man begin by letting God perfect the nature you were given, First, let your heart be opened by the songs...

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“O Mother With Such Tender Love”

Meter: 86:86 Tune: Saint Anne O Mother with such tender love As perfect as our Lord, With tears and joy I sing to you, Your Son always adored, O how he grew within your arms, Like castles keep at bay,...

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“O Joyful Desert” from Desert Songs

O joyful desert O glorious hurt ablazing and engraving my sin with Love And tender fire of salvation won not earned my body most blessed urn housing my longing sweet hunger songing every atom belonging closer to the purpose by...