There is a high cliff on the South Coast of England where, each year, people have ended their lives by driving over the edge.Here at my feetThe metal remainsOf hopes that …
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Beyond these shoresInto the darknessBeyond these shoresThis boat may sailAnd if this is the wayThen there will beA path across this seaAnd if I sail beyondThe farthest oc …
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Gaelic adaptation of 'Be Thou my Vision' by Hugh BrennanBi-se I mo shuilA Ri mhor na nduilLion thusa mo bheathaMo cheadfai's mo stuaimBi thusa I m'aigneGach oiche's gach …
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Gaelic adaptation of 'Be Thou my Vision' by Hugh BrennanBi-se I mo shuilA Ri mhor na nduilLion thusa mo bheathaMo cheadfai's mo stuaimBi thusa I m'aigneGach oiche's gach …
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Catch the Bird of HeavenLock Him in a cage of goldLook again tomorrowAnd He will be goneLock Him in religionGold and frankincense and myrrhCarry to His prisonBut He will …
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I have returnedTo that part of the countryThat I knew as a childHere I've spent timeOn top of a rugged high mountainOverlooking the South West wildNow the season of prayi …
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There is a path to followThere is a dream to holdAnd there are words of wisdomFor me in this allI need the truth to guide meI need a light to fall on meFrom HeavenBurning …
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We really cannot stayThe colours of the doorFlying through the fernsThe staggering cloudsThese lives we love …
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Verse 1Colour of greenGreen for the vineFor the leaves and the branchesThe tree of lifeColour of redRed for the woundsThat are deeper than I can knowHow deep the flowChor …
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HoggIt started with a dream and I could see it allI had a vision and I heard you call meNow the dream is over but the voice remainsI am part of something that is goingTo …
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Both waking and sleeping,Thy Presence my lightRomans 8v26Diaga I Lathair(Divine Presence)I wish this boatCould carry me to YouFor I am thirstyFor Your loveBut it lies dee …
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Mist that hangs like silkSoaking in the rainTrees that rise like ghostsBearing people's namesAnd a sea that takes meWhere I do not knowBut I gladly goShrouded in the swee …
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Be Thou my breastplate,My sword for the flight,Be Thou my whole armour,Be Thou my true mightEphesians 6v10-20, Romans 13v12LORICAThe early Celtic church had many'breastpl …
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Hebrews 13v8 (1st century - Israel)Athair in gach rud(Father in everything)They paint it blackThen they watch it burnSo quick to hearBut slow to learnMove with the timesO …
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I take the road that leads me onAnd gaze out over the landGround the colour of turf laden brownAnd trees that sing in the windClouds that chase but never catchThe sun tha …
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You've returned like some unsung heroWith nothing in your handHow can a flower grow in the desertHow can a boy grow in a wastelandThere is healingA time will come when th …
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High King of Heaven,Thou heaven's bright sun,O grant me its joysAfter vict'ry is wonRevelation 1v16, 21v23, 22v5,1 Corinthians 13v12I felt I began to see what Moses wasAi …
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HoggHere I stand, looking out to seaWhere a thousand souls have prayedAnd a thousand lives were laid on the sandWere laid on the sandYears have passed, since they have di …
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Pulling against the tide, rowingHeart praying, thought flowingUntil the oars touch the ground of HinbaPushing against the Eastern windSalt that bleeds into the skinLookin …
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Be Thou and Thou onlyThe first in my heartQuietly You arrivedNever forcing me to chooseBringing Your perfect lightInto this sunless room ... of mineSo make Your home insi …
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HoggSafe within these shoresI feel no conflict hereI feel my spirit soarWithin this sanctuaryIona, IonaThere are no ghosts to haunt meThere is no blood upon this landNo p …
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About Columba, one of the first to bring the Gospel to the British IslesSand as white as snowSwirls like smoke around my feetAnd a sky that turns in a momentFrom blue to …
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HoggSee the sun is risingA day is dawning on the IslandSee the boats are leavingWith their treasure from the IslandSail against the spirits of the ageWrite across the pag …
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In memory of Kerry Anne McCubbinOut of the nightInto the mornDrawing us gentlyThrough the eye of the stormOut of the sorrowInto the joyWhere we'll dwellIn the highlandsWi …
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I stand on ground I've walked before,To seek the wayAnd watch the moon rise into night,Illuminating with its lightMy thoughts they turn in time and place,Illuminated Word …
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Verse 1I stand on ground I've walked beforeTo seek the wayAnd see the night become the dawnTo show the path the goose has flownA time will come and truth revealThe glory …
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I see light reflectedI see light reflectedI see light reflectedIn the glow of springtime sunIn the smile of wonderThere is truth and there is peaceReaching to me from hea …
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Written after a visit to this islandSlow rising mistEnfolding the landSeawater shifts on a bed of sandA forest of kelp dancesBeneath its motionThe water movesWith the tid …
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The tears that salt the earthThe wounds that bleed the landThe mark of ancient scarsThese are the ways of manThe sound of restless soulsThat pierce beyond the skiesThe lo …
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The stones here are colouredWith the shades of timeTrees here have weatheredA storm or twoWaves that have poundedUpon this landShaping the rocks that surround youAnd here …
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Song of Solomon 8 v 6-7No heart beats like Your heartKeeping me in timeNo hand as warm as Your handHolding onto mineNo eyes can see through meNo smile ever drew me, like …
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There's a tree in my gardenTall and dark with countless leavesAnd it whispers in the airAnd it dances in the breezeAnd it sways in the stormBut it's hold is strongAnd lik …
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Waiting for the Spirit of Truth to tellPower on Earth to stand in the way of hellWaiting for the sky to clearWaiting for the sun to appearWaiting to see youWaiting to hea …
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Throwing light into a darkened coldHands that toil until the night grows oldPure devotion of a faithful heartThat knows Your SpiritAnd the river flowsThrough eternityDown …
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Great Power of my PowerThe Celtic Christians affirmed that theyWere always in the hands of God.No matter to what depths live descended,They knew that, underneath, are the …
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When Mercy comes to me, as soft as the skyAnd faith like a strong arm around me liesAnd life is beginning, like springtime in flowerMy soul is awakened, with truth to ast …
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Today the grass is greenerThan I have ever seenToday the sky is bluerThan it has ever beenAnd today my heart is beatingLike I've never felt it beatAnd today flowers are g …
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Consider the flowers of the fieldIn their beautyMore lovely than even the clothes of a kingConsider the birds of the airFlying high, flying freeYou are precious to meWher …
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Hogg/Bainbridge (The result of a journey to Western Ireland)I was following somebody's footsteps to this placeA wind was blowingAnd I thought I felt you touch my faceAnd …
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Wave after wave rolls onAnd the water falls and the line is drawnWave after wave rolls inAnd the line is gone, where my feet have beenHills that I know are thereHidden fr …
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Riches I heed not,Nor man's empty praiseBe Thou mine inheritanceNow and alwaysWhen I survey the wondrous crossOn which the Prince of Glory diedMy richest gain I count but …
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Be Thou my wisdom,Be Thou my true wordWords based on Proverbs chapter 8(written approx 1000BC)You were the very firstBefore the world beganAnd the oceans roseAnd the rive …
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