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Spirit Bright

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For the 2014 Be the Change Songwriting Challenge at SongU.com.

I don’t usually post lyrics and chords, because lining them up is a feat requiring great patience and a certain amount of insanity if you can’t see the screen! But this song is especially important to me, so I thought it might be to someone else as well.

Spirit Bright – Lyrics and Chords

Instrument: Cedar/rosewood tenor ukulele (linear/low G tuning)

3/4 time
Key of A

Intro:
A

1.
A7 D
We use our hands to meet demands
A E7
That people ask us to.
A A7 D
Not always well or in our plans,
A E7
But it starts with me and you
D E7 A A7
To let the Truth shine through.

Refrain:
D E7 D A
May your hands reflect your heart,
A7 D A E7
And may your heart be light.
A E7 D A
May your mind always come back to its part
E7 A A7 D
And follow your Spirit bright,
A E7 A
Follow your Spirit bright.

2.
Our hearts are touched by every spark;
Not one can pass us by.
To harden them would leave us barred,
Because even when we cry,
In Truth we never die.

Refrain:

3.
The mind, it spins and whirls around
With what was or what could be.
A F#m D A
By worrying it hits the ground
(cont. as prior verses)
And can’t look up to see
The Truth that sets it free,

Refrain:

Last refrain:
D E7 D A
May your hands reflect your heart,
A7 D A E7
And may your heart be light.
A D
May your mind always come back to its part
A E7 A A7 D
And follow your Spirit bright,
A E7 D A
Follow your Spirit bright.

What your Voice Reveals

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“I can hear it in your voice.”

Someone who knows you well has probably told you this. And you may have been happy, but you probably felt vulnerable, exposed, and uncomfortable.

Our voices reveal a lot about us! Our thoughts, opinions, beliefs, self-image, feelings, emotions, and more flow through our voices. Not everyone consciously discerns them, just as many people don’t consciously project them. Nevertheless, there they are! The voice expresses our overall vibration and harmony, or dis-harmony as the case may be. By noticing what the voice has to say, through its quality, tone, rhythm, pitch, how we use it, etc., we can direct our awareness inward to restore and maintain wholeness.

The physical voice alone has no power or creative force. But there is an essence, cosmic consciousness, God, or Spirit, a natural intelligence that creates and sustains the voice. Through contact with this Higher Self, we move into the voice God has for us!

I offer these posts for contemplation and meditation. Your own truth and voice will come into your awareness if you open to it!

As St. Paul writes: My speech and my preaching were not in persuasive words of human wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, … Which things also we speak, not in words which man’s wisdom teaches, but which the Holy Spirit teaches, comparing spiritual things with spiritual things.
–1 Corinthians 2:4,13, World English Bible (WEB)

May the Spirit also speak to, and through you!

Harp and Drum
Tune In!
I am a Godsong
Instrument of Peace
The Voice of God
Mindsong
Throat Full of Song
I Invoke
Prayer to the Subconscious/Namaste

Feel Prosperity

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Prosperity is all around us! But don’t take my word for it, because faith is not truly blind, rather, it sees the Truth! God is both immanent and transcendent, within and beyond all things. So, if you can see abundance/prosperity *somewhere*, anywhere, then it must also be in you.

The only thing that keeps us from being aware of this gift, is the personal ego. By giving it up daily to the God Presence and Power, we are empty vessels, open channels to be filled with all Life has to offer. Not only that, but it allows us to co-create with God, further expanding the abundance of the Universe!

In addition, we throw off our own limiting concepts of prosperity and let divine order create something better than we ever imagined!

Feel Prosperity – Lyrics

Instruments: Lady – Lava tenor Flea Ukulele, Recorder

1. Let me feel prosperity
in all its shapes and forms!
Let me share great joy and peace
as Iā€™m creating more!

2. Let me feel abundance free
sustaining everyone!
Let me share community
and knowing it is done!

3. Let me feel ability
to give all that I please!
Let me share humility
As Spirit flows through me!

Repeat 1.

Spiritual Support

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a
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Tune In!

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I realize this song isn’t very meditative. šŸ™‚ But it can remind us to connect to our true, inner nature through meditation. And with its upbeat tempo, it can help us snap out of negativity. And how do you think I know this…?

Tune In! – Lyrics

Instrument: Concert Flea ukulele

Refrain:
Tune in, tune up
To the Spirit in your heart.
Listen in, listen up
So you play the perfect part.
May the notes that bring you harmony
In body, mind and soul
Be the music of the Spirit
That is yours, and yours alone!

1. Composers of all music
Create the best they can.
‘Cause different tastes and instruments
Are in the higher plan!
So
Refrain:

2. The spark of inspiration
Flows through us all, by far.
When we connect we all reflect
God’s image that we are!
We gotta
Refrain:

3. ‘Cause if we were all the same,
the world would be a lifeless place!
Beloved in God’s eyes,
He made us all unique by grace!

We tune in, tune up
To the Spirit in our hearts.
Listen in, listen up
So we play the perfect part.
Then the notes that bring our harmony
In body, mind and soul
Are the music of the Spirit
That is ours, ours, and ours alone!

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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!

Spice of Life

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Instrument: Concert Flea ukulele

Refrain:
1. We so often take them for granted,
The seasonings we like.
And even more forget the Source,
The reason for the spice.
Refrain:

2. The herbs bring a depth to our dishes,
Preserve, and help them shine.
And life is bland outside Your plan;
So I serve You with mine.
Refrain:

3. The spices You give are so many,
Some sweet, some hot, some sour.
And every one is Yours alone,
Existing in Your Power.
Refrain: (Twice)

You are the flavor in me.

Refrain:
You are the flavor in life,
More than salt, pepper, an herb, or spice.
For You’re the Creator of each of these things,
And You are the flavor in me.

(Your Name is) Lyric

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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.

Why lyric?

Lyric – Words aka Lyrics šŸ˜®

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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Thank You, Mother Earth

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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.

Presence Within

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Instrument: Walnut Concert Flea Ukulele

Your Presence within each creation
Is the blessing.

In each manifestation,
You abide.

You take care of Your own,
Of Your own accord,
In Your own time,
By Your own means.

The limited mind cannot know Your ways.
But by Your Power,
We rise to Christ Mind!

Here we know
We are one
Creator-Creation,
Blessing-Blessed,
Love-Beloved,
In Essence “atonement,”
At-one-ment.

Oh that we can be aware of this oneness,
Live in it,
Act within it,
Speak from it,
Know because of it,
More of the time we are here on Your Earth!

For as one,
In You,
We live
And move
And have our very being!

Without You we are nothing.
But because of You,
We are beloved!

For this we give You thanks
And bless Your Presence within us!
And so it is!

Drama Song

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A little humor and Celtic flavor for St. Patrick’s Day. šŸ™‚ Those who are already spiritually oriented will be nodding their heads. Others will be going, “Huh?” And having the seed planted.

Drama Song – Lyrics

Instrument: Walnut Concert Flea Ukulele

Refrain:
[and] I’m sorry I’ve taken the drama out of love.
If you want it back, go ask somebody else.

1. Not like lightning, but a gradual change,
I realized I’d gotten past games people play.
No more, “Well, if you loved me, you’d please me, my dear.”
I’m ready for Love unconditioned and clear.
Refrain:

2. If I do or I don’t, it won’t change what is.
It’s not indigestion or emotional fizz.
There’s no infatuation or flirting or nerves.
I’m coming to Love without stress and reserves.
Refrain:

3. So if you’ve got it bad, then keep movin’ on.
There’s someone else out there for you to cling on.
As for me, myself, it’s the Spirit of Truth
That quickens the Love I dismissed in my youth.
Refrain: (Twice)

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