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— MTR (@MikeResch) January 9, 2017

Stronger With Love  

Be my friend, thrill my heart
Every day, from end to start
Grow my senses, be my star
Fill all of me with all you are
Oh, when I touch your happy soul
That tender touch makes me whole

I'm less of me when you are gone
I need you here to dance our song
The better part of us grows 
Stronger with love 

Better, brighter, stronger with love!

I invest my life in your gentle soul,
You got the best of me, that's all I know. 
Each moment, each pleasure, sigh or laugh
There's no other treasure I'd rather have
My senses are heightened when I'm with you
My spirit is brightened in all we do

I know that sometimes we must say goodbye
It's then I feel lost without your light

My friend, thrill my heart
Every day, from end to start
Grow my senses, be my star
Fill all of me with all you are
My friend, thrill my heart
Every day, from end to start
Grow my senses, be my star
Fill all of me with all you are
  
In your heart I'm sure you know
The better part of us will grow
Stronger with love
Stronger with love

Music © 2014 David Gomez Sanz
Lyrics, melody and vocals © 2014 Richard Schletty, schlettysound.com
Please visit Four Hands Project website: FourHandsProject.com

1. It's time for a little experiment in making my Info & Lyrics to A Cup of Cold Water more accessible to the average Follower on Twitter.  It's also time to make my Biography more accessible.  I'm going to attach two PDF files to this Blog Post and see how it looks.
2. Looks pretty good.  I think I'll quit while I'm ahead.
3. More Later . . . MTR

1. So many things to do when joining a new site.  Since I promote my Album, A Cup of Cold Water mainly on Twitter the first order of business is to design a new Bitlink to use in my Promotional Tweets to point to TopCatholicSongs.com.  I think I'll use: bit.ly/MTRonTopCathSongs for a starter.  It's a little long and might get truncated in the Tweet, but it gets the message across.
2. Next I'll post it on bit.ly/MTRsPlace with an under construction message beside it.  This is my Personal Website for all things MTR.
3. I stayed up all last night Re-Engineering my .wav files for the Album on Bandcamp.  There were some serious flaws on the old set I uploaded in November when I started that site.  Now that it's the best I can make it, the Album is ready to be Embedded in this site.  I used some software I Downloaded on the 'Net with a try-before-you-lease option, it's called "GoldWave".  You can Google for it.  The lease is only $15/year with free updates.  It's a very full-featured software suite of wave editing tools.  I highly recommend it.
4. Well next I have to go upload a small correction to one of the tracks.  My vocal was being drowned out by my GR-9 Guitar Synthesizer sound, so I had to re-equalize it after I heard it on Bandcamp to make the vocal stand out by a few dB's.
5. More later . . . MTR

A collaboration with Jack Miller, this is my baseline acoustic rendition which I sent to Jack. He will provide further input on lyrics, and will contribute instrumental additions and perhaps vocal harmony. We'll see how the song shapes up!

Christ Was Born on Christmas Day – Resonet in Laudibus. 13th century Latin hymn. Freely translated by John Mason Neale. Led by Amanda, Jack and Richard at the Church of St. Mary on 12/25/2016.

Christ was born on Christmas Day;
Wreathe the holly, twine the bay;
Christus natus hodie:
The Babe, the Son, the Holy One of Mary.

He is born to set us free,
He is born our Lord to be,
Ex Maria Virgine:
The God, the Lord, by all... 

It is Your Presence

• Title: It is Your Presence
• Composer: Edewede Oriwoh
• Length: 0:55 minutes (1.26 MB)
• Format: MP3 Stereo 44kHz 192Kbps (VBR)

Captivating arrangements, ethereal vocals and the soulful sounds of old world instruments such as the duduk make this remarkable Christmas album a must have for the holiday playlist.  Veteran producer Michael Crittenden composed serene arrangements to match the peaceful, celestial tones of soprano vocalist Abigail Winzer who reimagines Christmas classics that celebrate the Blessed Birth of Jesus Christ.  International sacred music sensation, Arsen Petrosyan, shows why he is considered the heir apparent to the throne of Armenian Duduk music.  Often referred to as the “shepherds flute”, the combination of the soulful sounds of Arsen’s duduk and the celestial voice of Abigail seem to carry the listener back in time to Bethlehem.  Arsen and Abigail’s approach to “O Come O Come Emanuel” and “Silent Night” is simply stunning and one can easily understand why Peter Gabriel and Sting have incorporated this alluring ancient instrument into their music.  For the remaining songs, Michael adds layers of Irish Harp, Irish Whistle, soprano, alto and tenor recorder consort and lute through the artistry of Celtic musician James Spalink, which gives the remaining songs an ardent sense of character and bliss.  In addition to producing, Michael, an accomplished musician as well as producer, contributes as a musician on piano and acoustic guitar.

“Rejoice” is a soothing, peaceful Christmas album which will give the listener a chance to unwind and reflect on the reason for the season.  “Rejoice” can be purchased at iTunes, Amazon, CD Baby, and Google Play as well as many retail outlets.  Listen to “Rejoice” on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, Groove Music and iHeart Radio among over 90 other music streaming sites.

Here is a link to a free... 

I am excited about a new album recently released by Michael Corsini. Michael's vocals are unprocessed, honest and intimate. His excellent acoustic guitar strums and arpeggios provide the only instrumental backing. All songs are wonderfully balanced and rich in Spirit. This gives me the same good feeling that I used to get listening to songs by Michael Johnson. The added benefit here is that we can absorb words anticipating the birth of Jesus Christ. I highly recommend this album. Visit Michael at www.michaelcorsini.com - Richard Schletty, TCS editor. 

Michael Corsini's bio at www.michaelcorsini.com

I am a husband and father. This animates everything I do. I am also an artist, musician, speaker and retreat leader. The art and music that I make is an extension of my family life. Much of my work is often created during time spent with my children! I believe that the mission of my art and music is to help all people experience the powerful love of God through an authentic encounter with beauty.

I have a Bachelor of Fine Art in Illustration from Ringling School of Art and Design and a Master of Sacred Theology from the John Paul II Institute in D.C. I also spent five years as a member of the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal.

I have created many works of art and finished many restorations. I am a... 

Like a Shepherd. Text: Isaiah, Ezekiel, Matthew; Bob Dufford, SJ. Tune: Bob Dufford, SJ; acc. by Sr. Theophane Hytrek, OSF. (c) 1976, Robert J. Dufford, SJ, and OCP.

REFRAIN: Like a shepherd He feeds his flock
and gathers the lambs in His arms,
holding them carefully close to His heart, 
leading them home.

Say to the cities of Judah:
Prepare the way of the Lord.
Go to the mountaintop, lift your... 

Holy Is His Name, composed by John Michael Talbot. Copyright © 1980 Birdwing Music. Performed by Richard Schletty. Mosaic altarpiece is located at the Church of St. Mary in downtown St. Paul. 261 E. 8th St.

My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord
And my spirit exults in God my Savior
For He has looked with mercy on... 

Child of Eternal Love was released on a wonderfully diverse Christmas album by Fetal Records called "A Colorful Christmas" in October of 2015. You can find the song at iTunes, CDBaby, Amazon Music and Spotify. You may preview the song from this page.

Digital download of the album is available now, direct from Fetal Records.

A Colorful Christmas is a collection of Christmas songs, original and covers, in multiple genres by a diverse group of passionate and inspiring artists with different backgrounds. Featuring Internationally known bluesman Charlie Sayles, Tony Fazio, Scott Taylor, Richard Schletty, Greg Phillips, Subsidiarity, Law & Order, Ken Wenzel, and Jane Kraemer. “If you build it, they will come.” And so they came and came in force. Twelve originals and six traditional covers.

If you would like the sheet music for song, write to me. I'd love to have someone perform it.

Lead guitar: Alberto Ayuso Domingo. Rhythm guitar: David Gomez Sanz. Piano: André van Haren. Vocals: Richard Schletty.

Child of Eternal Love

[verse 1]
God, in glory, brings a star so bright.
A Son is born in a bed of barley hay.
Behold the Savior, our New Light,
Child of Eternal Love, Shepherd of... 

Sean Clive writes:

Thanksgiving Songs and thoughts...

Easter Song by Glad - Thanks be to God for the Resurrection!

Artist by Ben Calhoun - Thanks be to God for His creation - for creating us and loving us and holding us in being!

Remember Me by Sean Clive - Thanks be to God for the true "Thanksgiving" = the Eucharist

Preview 10 more Thanksgiving songs...