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Faith of Christ – Advent Week 1

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Advent, the preparation time before the spiritual celebration of Christmas, is about getting ready for the Christ Child. In the Old and New Testament, as well as The Aquarian Gospel, Christ’s coming was foretold. Those who were aware knew He was coming. It wasn’t a total shock; not everyone heard the news with disbelief.

Similarly, anyone with mystical awareness throughout the ages, knows that Christ is coming. However, like the Spirit, It can be celebrated and experienced any time, in any moment, not just in the Advent/Christmas Season! Mystically, Christ Mind, Consciousness, or Awareness is re-born within us whenever, wherever, and however we surrender our earthly ego identity enough to “notice”!

So, my Advent songs focus on the birth of Christ Mind within each of us and can be used at any time of year to bring ourselves to a higher state of Mind. Jesus was a Christ, not the only Christ – not the only blessed, anointed mind!

Faith of Christ – Lyrics

Instrument: Brio – Red Cedar Concert Ukulele

1. When you need a healing
And have no idea how you’re gonna get it,
Let the Christ anoint your mind
By giving God the glory and the credit.
And your thoughts won’t understand
The story that you tell.
But by the One that looks beyond,
Your faith has made you well.
Refrain:

2. When you think you need a change
Of people, things or places where you’re livin’,
Lift your mind to seek and find
The Heaven in the Spirit you’ve been given.
And your thoughts won’t understand
That good already is.
But there’s a spark of Light inside
To help you see the bliss.
Refrain:

3. When your expectations need to
Step on back and take a breath of air,
Look up! because in every tiny detail,
God is working there.
And your thoughts won’t understand
The words I say to you.
But listen with your Spirit,
And you’ll realize the truth.
Refrain: (Twice)

Refrain:
Because through Christ in you,
Good Will is always done.
In God you live and move;
Forever you are One.

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Give Thanks Within

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A mystical Thanksgiving (thanks-giving) song, reminding us that no matter whom, or for what, we give thanks, ultimately we give thanks to the God-Presence within ourselves – and all things.

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Thankfulness in Mystical Reality by Dr. Paul Leon Masters
Founder of International Metaphysical Ministry (my ordination organization)

And so, Jesus gives thanks. He gives thanks for basic, simple, and sometimes apparently inadequate resources, not out of fear and insecurity, but out of knowing who He is, having confidence in relationship with the Father. He does not give thanks with the attitude of, “Well, I’d better be grateful for the little bit I have here or God might take even that away.” He does not give thanks in the sense of, “I’ll make myself give thanks because that’s what we’re supposed to do regardless of the circumstances.” He does not even give thanks as some kind of magical formula that will manipulate the situation into a better outcome, saying, “If I give thanks for this small piece of bread the right way, then something miraculous will have to happen and I can get out of this mess.”

No, Jesus gives thanks from an essential understanding of who He is, and because He wants others to know Him, too. In turn, we can give thanks because we know who He is and who we are in relationship with Him.
–Dr. April Westbrook

The full article, while written from the perspective of Jesus the person being the life-giver, is still applicable to the Christ Mind that one experiences in mystical awareness.

May we give thanks as Christ did, knowing who we are in relationship with the Father!

Give Thanks Within – Lyrics

The refrain is
another Triolet;
the verses are
Quatrains.

Instrument: Brio – Red Cedar Concert Ukulele

Refrain:
Give thanks within, and outward call;
The Presence of the Lord is here.
So greet the Only in the All.
Give thanks within, and outward call.
Through every earthly rise and fall,
In thought and word and deed, be clear.
Give thanks within, and outward call;
The Presence of the Lord is here.

1. Give thanks to those you love and know,
Who let the gentle Spirit flow.
For God is in each precious face,
Imparting to you peace and grace.
Refrain:

2. Give thanks for all upon the earth
That meets the needs you’ve have from birth.
For every demand supplied
Is made and formed by God inside.
Refrain:

3. Give thanks in any circumstance,
As God is leading in the dance.
For orchestrated in His Mind,
Each step is in eternal time.
Refrain:

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Be Lifted Up

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Lift up your heads, O you gates!
And be lifted up, you everlasting doors!
And the King of glory shall come in.
–Psalm 24:7 (NKJV)

Instrument: Brio – Red Cedar Concert Ukulele

1. Lift your voice and sing! Sing!
Let your Spirit ring! Ring!
And the King of glory shall come in!

2. Lift your head and see! See!
Let your mind be free! Free!
And the King of glory shall come in!

3. Lift your hands for more! More!
Let your feet be sure! Sure!
And the King of glory shall come in!

4. Lift your heart and know! Know!
Let God make you whole! Whole!
And the King of glory shall come in!

Repeat 3, 2, 1.

Trinity

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Instrument: Brio – Red Cedar Concert Ukulele

1. On earth and sea and in the sky,
We live and move and breathe.
Yet taking from them as we do,
We separate the three.
The Tree of Life and all its limbs
Are rooted in the Deep
Creative Mind where all abides,
Including you and me.
Refrain:

2. The body, mind and spirit,
Your holistic sacred three,
Yet even as we care for them,
We look at specialties.
The body of the physical,
The mind’s activity,
The precious soul that’s yours alone
And makes your life complete.
Refrain:

3. The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost,
The Christian Trinity,
Yet who they are and what they do,
Not everyone agrees.
If we would look inside and trust,
Then we might plainly see
The greatness of the boundless Love
That brings it all to be.
Refrain:

O keep in mind the oneness link
Connecting every part.

Refrain:
We specialize and criticize,
Just knowing one small piece.
We label, compartmentalize,
And work to find relief.
But there’s a kink in what we think
And every box we mark.
We fast forget the oneness link
Connecting every part.

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The Truth We Tell

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Instrument: Brio – Red Cedar Concert Ukulele

1. Knowledge is amazing,
And the mind is like a sponge.
It soaks up information
Every time we take a plunge.
But knowledge, it is meaningless
Without the One True Guide.
So let a greater Mind than this
Direct the learning tide!
Refrain:

2. The work we do is critical;
We have a purpose here.
And when we give our very best,
Success is always near.
But we are not machines to push
For games and greed and guile.
O may we serve the Universe
And touch the inner sky!
Refrain:

3. We’re dressing up and acting out
Without the Star of Love.
The curtain’s closed, and all is dark.
Then shines a Light above!
The part we play on any stage,
This whole identity,
Is fleeting till we claim the Truth
And let It set us free!
Refrain:

Releasing pain and fear
To fill us with the Light!

Refrain:
‘Cause the truth we tell is fact,
but black and white make grey.
There’s more to us than that;
O let us find the Way!
Eternal Love so clear
Is burning deep inside,
Releasing pain and fear
To fill us with the Light!

Song of the Sea

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Instrument: Brio – Red Cedar Concert Ukulele

1. A carefree place to go and play,
A peaceful spot to watch and pray.
The beach so full of ebb and flow
Reminds us of the Truth we know.

Refrain 1:
And when you touch the shells,
Remember all is well.
O hear the sea inside
And deep within your mind.
It’s flowing free and long and strong,
The oneness of the sea in song.

2. The shells that we collect and keep,
We think are beautiful to see.
So many shapes and colored hues,
But none more beautiful than you.
Refrain 1:

3. And when we go back home to live,
We take along the sandy sieve.
Releasing all the thoughts that bind
To cleansing tides of heart and mind.

Refrain 2:
No need to touch the shells
To know that all is well.
The sea of Life inside
Is calm within your mind.
It’s flowing free and long and strong,
The oneness that is you in song.

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Labor of Love

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Recognizing Labor Day in the United States, and for anyone – everyone! – who is about the Father’s business (Luke 2:49).

Instrument: Brio – Red cedar concert ukulele

Refrain:
[And] may your work be a labor of love.
May you serve the Father in peace.
So on Earth as in Heaven above,
Giving thanks while planting the seeds.

1. Take heart, take heart,
And do your part
To plant the fertile ground.
He knows, He knows
Where water flows
And ready soil abounds.
Refrain:

2. You ask, you ask
And do the task
That God has planned for you.
He lives, He lives
And through you gives
The harvest of good fruit.
Refrain:

3. Each day, each day
You go your way.
O take the path of Light.
And do, and do
Your labor true
With heart and soul and mind.
Refrain:

4. You see, you see
The tiny seed
With miracles inside.
It grows, it grows,
It flow’rs and shows
The blooming of a life.
Refrain:

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Really Been Loved

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Also published in Seasons of the Moon Volume 13 Issue 2 Imbolc 2016

Instrument: Brio – Red Cedar Concert Ukulele

Recording Updated 2015 for
Mother Nature Sings

1. Have you ever heard a songbird that was sad?
Or seen a worker that made the Queen Bee mad?
Well I don’t believe you have
‘Cause they really, they really been loved.

2. Have you ever seen a weed that wouldn’t grow?
Or found a river that suddenly refused to flow?
O I bet the answer is no,
‘Cause they really, they really been loved.
And they know it, they really, really been loved.
Refrain:

3. ‘Cause nothin else asks, “What’s in it for me?”
Nature ebbs and flows cause God made it free.
The same is true for you and for me,
‘Cause we really, we really been loved.
Why don’t we act like we really, really been loved?
Refrain: (Twice)

It’s time we act like we really, really been loved!
‘Cause we really, really been loved!

Refrain:
O we all look for warmth, closeness and affection.
And we crave that spark! of physical connection.
When we let go and let Nature unfold perfection,
We know we really, we really been loved.
In every fiber we really, really been loved!

Sunshine on the Snow

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I wrote this song during Advent, 2003. Though it depicts primarily the outer Christian teachings – the literal understanding of the birth of Jesus – it also holds a deeper, more mystical meaning. The last verse especially is why I chose to share it here.

And just to point out how things seem to circle back around, but at a deeper level than before… This was written on a baritone ukulele, an instrument I played only briefly because it was awkward. Here I play a concert ukulele, and it’s the most natural thing in the world.

Enjoy, and merry Christmas!

Sunshine on the Snow – Lyrics

Instrument: Brio – Red Cedar Concert Ukulele
Recording Updated 2017

1. Jesus gave us Light;
He saved us from our woe.
He brought pow’r and might;
He’s brighter than the sunshine on the snow.

2. The place was a stall;
Through Him God’s love did flow.
It was quiet and small;
He’s humbler than the sunshine on the snow.

3. We’re still wrapped in love;
He came so it would grow.
All we need is trust;
He’s warmer than the sunshine on the snow.
He’s humbler than the sunshine on the snow.
He’s brighter than the sunshine on the snow.

Wings of Autumn – Fall Song

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I wrote this “poem” last week and thought, “Good. Now this is done, I’m ahead,” and moved on to the next thing. But it wasn’t done. 🙂 When I was choosing an accompaniment, it begged to be a song. SO song it is, and I like it better than the written words alone. Imagine that!

Wings of Autumn – Lyrics

Also published in Seasons of the Moon Volume 13 Issue 1 Samhain 2015

Recording updated 2015
Instrument: Brio – Red Cedar Concert Ukulele

1. On wings of Autumn I take flight
Falling into my best life
Knowing that my path is right
On wings of Autumn I take flight!

2. On wings of prayer I soar in faith
Realizing my strength and grace
Right here is my perfect place
On wings of prayer I soar in faith!

3. On wings of love I float with glee
Feeling good, supported and free
So life brings what is best for me
On wings of love I float with glee!

Repeat 1.

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