In His Embrace: October 2009

Thursday, October 8, 2009

The Power of Your Love

lets me soar like never before...

Music & Lyrics by Geoff Bullock

Tuesday, October 6, 2009

In Him Alone

In Him alone is our hope
In Him alone is our strength
In Him alone are we justified
In Him alone are we saved.

What have we to offer
that does not fade or whither?
Can the world ever satisfy
the emptiness in our hearts
in vain we deny?

When will you cease running
in search of hollow meaning
let His love feed the hunger in your soul
till it overflows with joy you yearn to know

Refrain based on Psalm 62
Music & Lyrics by Manoling Francisco, SJ

How Lovely is Your Dwelling Place

All is well in His world.

Based on Psalm 84
Music & Lyrics by Arnel DC Aquino, SJ

Something More

Those who think that they have arrived
have lost their way.

Henri Nouwen (1932-1996)

Music by Manoling Francisco, SJ
Lyrics by Johnny Go, SJ

Late Have I Loved You

Late have I loved you, beauty so old and so new; late have I loved you....

You called and cried out loud and shattered my deafness. You were radiant and resplendent, you put to flight my blindness. You were fragrant, and I drew in my breath and now pant after you. I tasted you, and I feel but hunger and thirst for you. You touched me, and I am set on fire to attain the peace which is yours.

Saint Augustine (354-430)

I Was Made to Praise You

Let this be my only consolation, that wherever I am,
You, my Lord, are loved and praised.

Thomas Merton

My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope that I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it. Therefore I will trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone.

Thomas Merton (1915-1968)