Spacious Time: A song for presence and rest

Lyrics:
I have all the time I need
Plenty of spacious time
I have all the time I need
Plenty of spacious time

All is well
All is fine
All is easy in this sacred time

All is well
All is fine
All is easy in this sacred time

It is safe to rest right now
You are safe
It is safe to rest, my love
So lay your burdens down
Lay your burdens down
Lay your burdens down

Music and lyrics by Juliana Murphy
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Photo by Juliana Murphy, taken at Bear Wallow, Mt. Lemmon, AZ

Spacious Time

This is a practice track for an upcoming retreat.
Hope   by Debbie Nargi-Brown

"Hope is the thing with feathers that perches in the Soul and sings the tune without the words and never stops at all" Emily Dickinson

Never, never never, never, never, never, never, never. never
Never give up, on hope

Hope is living in my Soul

HOPE

Lyrics:

(Part 1)
I let life flow over me 
Like water off a duck's back (quack quack)
I let life wash over me
Like water off a duck's back (quack quack)

(Part 2)
Ride the wave, ride the wave (quack quack) x2

Water Off A Duck's Back

04 May There Be Peace

These are teaching tracks for community singing
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Lyrics:

Thank you, Earth beneath my feet
Thank you, Waters wild and sweet
Thank you, Air
Thank you, Spirit
Thank you, Fire

Thank you, Helpers big and small
Thank you, Beings tiny and tall
Thank you, Life for weaving us as one

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Music and lyrics by Juliana Murphy

This song is intended to be shared freely and sung both individually and in community. If you plan to perform or record it with the intent to sell, please contact me for permission.

Photo by Juliana Murphy

Thank You Life - All Parts

A Larger Yes

Child of Stars

Three mornings ago, for the first time in my life, words and a melody dropped into my body in that liminal, undefended space between sleep and full awakening: 

darkness has come / into the depths of the human heart

Indeed, for me, a new darkness has come: war in the Middle East. I have been feeling devastated, hopeless, frightened, and also….adrift, so deeply unsettled as if unmoored. Perhaps, I thought, this song might be a friend extending its hand to me, offering to steady me, at least a little, in the midst of such terrible storms.

I then felt yet again, as so many of us have these past weeks, the deep grief and sadness for all those murdered and injured, for all their heartbroken loved ones, for families torn asunder forever, for the impact on the future ones. It is as if there is a savage gash in the fabric of the universe. 

And then, a fear arose in me: that all those killed, all those affected – on both sides – will be forgotten. I was reminded of Thich Nhat Hanh's beautiful poem, Please Call Me By True Names, which he wrote after he heard the story of a boat, escaping from Vietnam, which was overtaken by pirates. One of the pirates raped a 12-year-old girl, who then threw herself overboard and drowned. He became aware, he said, that he is not only himself: he is also the pirate, and he is also the girl. He asks the question: Can we look at each other and recognize ourselves in each other? To him, we are all a part of what creates the conditions for pirates and girls and him to arise, and for all things to arise – hope and grace and joy, too. 

Those that are being killed and injured and affected in so many other ways by this ongoing tragedy – now, for generations before, and for generations going forward -- are not Other. They are us, and we are them. Let us never forget.

please please call them / by their true names
please please call them / into the depths of the human heart

This war, this ancient situation feels like only the latest enormous blow in the Great Unraveling. My deep prayer is that this unraveling be a turning, part of the Great Turning, not away but toward the human heart, into the depths of the human heart, where grace and empathy and compassion and love -- the only ways to save ourselves, each other, and this more-than-human world -- live.

may unraveling be a turning / toward the human heart
may unraveling be a turning / into the depths of the human heart

My beloved mentor Lisa Littlebird says songs are batteries. May any gratitude for this song, may any new meanings given to this song, may any energy devoted to singing this song power it to travel to all those who find resonance with it – it can be freely shared.

The Human Heart -- Marv Zauderer - Layer 2 Melody

the last couple of years at the Fairy Congress, we've had a ritual called the Angel Wash. I'm not sure of its origins, however Saphir Lewis and Rafe Pearlman crafted the tune and lyrics. Here it is performed by Aimee Kelley and Aimee Ringle

“I behold you Beautiful One,
I behold you Child of the Earth and Sun.
Let my Love wash over You.
Let my Love watch over You”
 
- Saphir Lewis & Rafe Pearlman (from the Angel Wash Ceremony)

Aimee Ringle & Aimee Kelly - Angel Wash Song

An original song by Glen Phillips with a beautiful message... seize the day! I've arranged this for a 3-voice part chorus to join in on the very simple, two-word chorus for an instantly satisfying, rich harmonic experience. More harmonies could easily be added.

Original song © Glen Phillips. Recording by Glen Phillps & Lisa G. Littlebird. Please support the artist by purchasing his music here: http://www.glenphillips.com/.

For lyrics and more, please visit: http://thebirdsings.com/startingnow/

Starting Now by Glen Phillips

When I Fall (Two Parts)

Marv Zauderer (he/they) is a community songleader on unceded coast Miwok land in Marin County, California. He leads in-person choirs & song circles, and, through the miracle of free software, an online song circle at SingOnline.org where all singers can see & hear every word from everyone -- live!

More info: http://singwithmarv.com

The Human Heart -- Marv Zauderer - Layer 2 Melody

Marv Zauderer

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