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                                     PSALM 22
 My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
 Why are you so far from helping me from the words of my groaning?
 O my God, I cry by day, but you do not answer;
  and by night, but find no rest 
    
    Yet you are holy,
    enthroned on the praises of Israel.
     In you our ancestors trusted;
    they trusted, and you delivered them.
    To You they cried, and were saved;
    in you they trusted and were not put to shame.
    But I am a worm and not a man;

A prayer for help to do God"s will realizing the essential need of His grace.

This is like a new psalm. Lyrics:

Now in your kingdom of Peace - We work and pray and daily feast
On you The Word and Living Bread - By which we live and daily fed
Daily you perfect us in your will - how to listen and be still
You teach us what we must do -  to humbly follow you        

The evil one shall not prevail
Your mercy will never fail
For By your cross, we are victorious
For you are God all glorious
We Praise you Lord for our salvation
All you angels, His power proclaim;

A song of Joyful Hope for Christ's coming in the fullness of time.

The TE Deum is an ancient hymn. It is unique in that it is a permanent part of the Divine Office. It is said(sung) at the end of Matins/Vigils/Office of Readings after the final reading and before the closing prayer on Sundays and Holy Days
You are God: we praise you;
You are the Lord: we acclaim you;
You are the eternal Father:
All creation worships you.
To you all angels, all the powers of heaven,
Cherubim and Seraphim, sing in endless praise:
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
The glorious company of apostles praise you.
The noble fellowship of prophets praise you.
The white-robed army of martyrs praise you.
Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you:
Father, of majesty unbounded,
your true and only Son, worthy of all worship,
and the Holy Spirit, advocate and guide.
You, Christ, are the king of glory,

During my university days in the 1960s I lost my Faith in the Lord Jesus and His Church and in my search for something to replace that Faith I turned to Zen Buddhism and Yoga. I was a follower of Alan Watts an ex Episcopal "priest"  turned Zen "master".  I read many of his books and listen to his radio lectures on the Boston University radio station every Sunday.  After about eight years I returned to the good Lord and his Catholic Church through the intercession of many prayers of family and friends and the direct witness of two dear Christian friends. The point of this song is to show how there are some truths in many of the "new age" syncretisms and that we who know the fullness of truth and Love in the good Lord and his beloved church must pray for and when possible must give witness to people who are involved in any of the 'New Age" movements.

A song recognizing our complete dependence on the Good Lord and asking Him to do whatever He ( wills) needs to do to breakthrough our false sense of independence.

LYRICS:
Create a clean heart, a clean in me O God
A clean heart create in me,O God,
And a steadfast spirit renew within me.
 Cast me away from Your presence
And Your Holy Spirit take not from me.
Give me back the joy of Your salvation
And a willing spirit sustain in me.
 I will teach transgressors Your ways,
And sinners shall return to You.
Create a clean heart - a clean heart in me O GOD
For You are not pleased with sacrifices, 
Should I offer you a holocaust
You would not accept it
My sacrifice O God is a contrite spirit;
a heart contrite and humble, O God, You will not spurn
Create a clean heart - A clean heart in me O God
Create a clean heart - A clean heart in me O God

St. Paul in his letter to the Colossians urges us to set our minds on things above. That we should become heavenly-minded.  We were created to be - to live in ecstasy with our Triune God and all the angels and saints forever -sharing in a human way in divine life in a heavenly atmosphere. Pope Benedict in his trilogy on Jesus of Nazareth calls this reality the definitive "evolutionary" step in human existence that is hard for us to grasp. In his Letters, St Paul's vivid description of this difficulty says  - what eye has not seen, nor ear has not heard nor the human heart conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him. Throughout scripture The Good Lord does give is glimpses of the Heavenly reality for us to reflect on and yearn for. This song is a reflection on the scriptural glimpses that He has given us.
                        GLORYSPHERE

LYRICS:
                                             Enfolds you
                                                  
The Nights coming on and you want to be deep in silence
                                         

Lyrics:

Eternally Now

When I was engaged in sidewalk counseling at two abortion "clinics in R.I. I wrote this song. about twenty five years ago.

recently written and rcorded
You Satisfy
REFRAIN:
Lord, You satisfy our deepest desire for divine love. You know our sorrows 
and our joys and how we seek to do your will in all we say and all we do.

Holy God Holy mighty One Holy immortal One. You hear our cries and our
sighs, and how we try in spirit and truth to love you and our neighbor. In
our distress, you help us to persevere in hopeful joy!
 You tell us to take up our cross and follow you wherever you lead to the end

LYRICS
                                                       WITH ALL OUR WILL
In your divine will and love, You created us
n your image and likeness  For Us to know You and Love you And delight in your P r a i s e
                           (REFRAIN) 
Holy and blessed three O divine Trinity 
To Father Son and Spirtit be
 all Praise and G l o r y
 For all eternity our joy will be
 With all our God-given skill
With all our God-given will
With all the angels we’ll fill
 Heaven with glorious h y m n s
                         REFRAIN
O Father all creation gives you praise

On  our pilgrimage to our Lord in the fullness of time

I wrote this song three weeks ago and recorded it on Google 5A cellphone then uploaded it to YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUKdkfAb50c&list=PLS8HkHazymINbgttpAoYSJ...

LYRICS:
Caug               C       Caug                 C         Caug                          G
You are divine love - Father Son and Spirit - One God in Persons three

LYRICS:
                                            SONG with songs
As you lead us on to sing along in your sacred song, the mystery of 
Who we are and Who You are unfolds You’ve composed a song the 
Perfect song for each of us to know. Song with songs the perfect song
Eternal song contemplating the mystery the wonder of - of your Love