Steady, planted bass of Earth
Rippling, crashing tones of Sea
Strings of fire blaze with myrth
Through the Air and rocks and trees!
Sing the song that doesn’t cease
Feel it grow in its own right
Let the music set you free
Spirit-sound is giving-Life!
Stop the music if you dare!
Better let the music soar,
For vacuums only bring despair!
While music flows, creating more!
—
Shared for Open Link Night #183 at
dVerse.
Out of the ground Yahweh God formed every animal of the field, and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name.
–Genesis 2:19 )WEB)
For this reason we name our children and pets. When we create or invent something, we give it a name or a title. And some of us name certain possessions. Cars, ships and boats, and musical instruments are some things we specifically name.
It’s an interesting phenomenon. Naming an object personifies it, giving it human traits. It may also imply a relationship, ownership, an understanding of that thing, and usually a liking for it.
It’s good to name things. And whatever we name them, that’s what they’re called (see above). However, it’s important to remember that naming is a human activity. God creates, but does not name. In God-Mind there’s no need. All creations are already one with The Creator. So, creations and their names are extensions of God and His/Its names–which once again, are given by people.
What would happen if we consciously, deliberately named things?
What if names express the spirit, more than a physical characteristic.
In the Spirit of God-Presence being expressed through us, this song is a blessing upon everything ever named, and on your individual name.
Instrument: Lyric – Mainland red cedar tenor ukulele
1. Your name is lyric,
Light and sweet
With True emotion,
Feelings deep.
Your name is lyric,
Word of Life
That touches body,
Soul and mind.
2. Your name is lyric,
Strong and Pure,
Flowing answers
Evermore.
Your name is lyric,
Loved and blessed
As Words from Spirit
Are expressed.
3. Your name is lyric!
Live it well,
And may the Truth
Be what you tell.
Your name is lyric,
Light and sweet,
The soul’s reflection
Real and Deep.
You’re God’s reflection,
Perfect, indeed!
Bless’d be!
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Lyric – Naming Song Mp3
The trouble with Spring
Is new things are born;
The birthing is painful
And leaves you forlorn.
The trouble with Spring
Is all of the flames
Destroying the old
So ashes remain.
The trouble with Spring
Arrives as a flood;
It carries you downstream
All covered in mud.
The trouble with Spring
Is breezes and gales
That capsize your boat
And tear up the sails.
The trouble with Spring
Is easy to find.
The question is whether
We let it inside!
The trouble with Spring
Just might be a gift,
A rainbow of color
To bless and to lift.
The trouble with Spring,
The ebb and the flow,
Is moving us onward
To more than we know.
The trouble with Spring
May leave you forlorn.
The birth may be painful,
But new things are born!
In the silence
I feel my Breath.
In a crowd
I’m aware of my Life.
Breath,
So much more than in and out,
A reminder of the power
To expand and contract;
To flow and to ebb.
Unseen,
Often unnoticed,
Breath is Source, Energy, Life:
Bringing Spirit into us, releasing It to others.
Inhale, exhale;
Accept, give;
Energize, relax;
Renew, release.
In the night
Breath remains wakeful.
In daytime
Breath supports.
Past,
Present,
Future–
All that was,
Is,
And is to come
Breathes with Life!
Instrument: Lanikai LU21C concert ukulele
1. Thank you, Mother Earth.
I can feel your support.
Thank you, Mother Earth.
I am safe and secure.
Thank you, Mother Earth.
I have all that I need.
Thank you, Mother Earth.
I live fully and free.
2. Thank you, Mother Earth.
In the calmness I rest.
Thank you, Mother Earth.
In my body I’m blessed.
Thank you, Mother Earth.
I am strong. I survive.
Thank you, Mother Earth.
I am gentle and I thrive.
3. Thank you, Mother Earth,
As I give you my care.
Thank you, Mother Earth.
I’m awake and aware.
Thank you, Mother Earth,
Though upon you I trod.
Thank you, Mother Earth,
Bless’d creation of God.
Repeat 1.
Rhythm and rhyme are truly sublime.
But you do not know just what makes them so?
I tell you the truth: the heart that’s in you
Is beating all day to music God plays.
And every night God’s thoughts from the Light
Expand in your mind till gently in time…
You know the song and start singing along!
The music of love is yours to live from!
Your heart beats pure, and its rhythm is sure
By God’s design, his rhythm, and rhyme!
God is the Rock of the ages
The Beginning, the Middle and End
He is the book and the pages
The River that ripples and bends
Life is a series of trials
To see if we’re flowing or not
With every step, leap and mile
We either go forward or stop
God is the Presence within us
Not out there, so high we can’t see
God is the Source that will win us
The Life of a blossoming seed
If rivers don’t flow they go stagnant
If seeds don’t keep growing they rot
If we do not change we are ragged
And block all the Life that is ours
God is the Rock of the ages
Foundation of all that will last
The Peace that is ours and the sages’
Where Life happens now;
Not in future or past!
Welcome, Springtime!
youthful splendor;
Sweet renewal
Flowing free.
Welcome, Springtime!
Stirring Lifeforce,
Singing, dancing
In and through me.
Welcome, Springtime!
Equal daytime
Sharing space with
Equal night.
Welcome, Springtime!
Balance weighing;
Harmonizing
Dark and Light.
Welcome, Springtime!
Bringing forward
Light that kindles
Deep within.
Welcome, Springtime!
Now in Christ we
Lift our hearts in
Resurrection!
–Amen!
I wrote this song in early 2011, while exploring Goddess-centered spirituality. I share it here in honor of International Women’s Day – but more than this, honoring all people and our Great Creator! It’s time we see our gender as a blessing and not a difference, curse, crutch, or hindrance! This applies to our personal gender and everyone else’s. May we truly know, and thus experience, that we are indeed all One, regardless of physical form!
Instrument: soprano Flea ukulele
Note: This was recorded outside, so I apologize for the background noise. And this is not my usual ukulele tuning – this is reentrant/high G, and I usually play linear/low G. 🙂
1. Woman so soft
Woman so sweet
Woman so gentle
Woman so strong
Woman of love
Woman of peace
Woman complete
Sing your beautiful song!
2. Woman of earth
Woman of air
Woman of water
Woman of fire
Woman of birth
Woman of life
Woman of laughter
Now express your desire!
3. Woman in body
Woman in mind
Woman in spirit
Open your eyes!
Know who you are
Claim who you’ve been
For you will be
All that you can let in!
Repeat 1.
Sing your beautiful song! (3x total)
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This song was written for a child’s welcoming ceremony. In other traditions and religions, this would be a baptism, christening, baby naming, Wiccaning, etc. It acknowledges the child’s God-purpose and the parents’ and others’ support of that purpose–whatever it may be.
We are all someone’s child, and children of God; so Miracle is for everyone!
And to Aaron, happy birthday! May God continue to bless you, and others through you!
Instrument: Lanikai LU21C concert ukulele (Aaron’s uke)
1. You are a miracle
Of laughter and love.
You are a miracle
Of Spirit above.
You have a purpose and a path,
And we affirm our openness to that.
2. You are a miracle,
A precious gift of God.
You are a miracle
That we are blessed to love.
You are one body, mind and soul,
And we affirm together we will grow.
3. You are a miracle
Of possibility.
You are a miracle;
Be the change you want to see.
We travel beside you, but the path is yours alone.
We watch you and learn from you, the greatness of The One.
4. ‘Cause we are miracles
Of laughter and love.
We are all miracles
Of One Spirit above.
We have a purpose and a path,
And we affirm our gratitude for that
‘Cause we are miracles
Miracles
Miracles!
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