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Sand and Bone

by Clarity

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Deborah's Song 03:34
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Hey now, children, take up your arms We’re gonna show Sisera who we are, woo-hoo Oh Deborah, you’re on fire! You are chosen judge; God’s will is our desire! Hey now, children, take up your arms We’re gonna show Sisera who we are, woo-hoo Oh Deborah, speak the word! Let the angels tremble, let God’s will be heard! Hey now, children, raise every voice We’re gonna be delivered, so make some noise, woo-hoo Oh Deborah, lead us on Raise it up Barak! Together we are strong! Hey now, children, no, have no fear Let the holy one be your strength and shield, woo-hoo Oh Deborah, be our sword! Shining bright and fierce, strike true straight to the heart! God will be our strength! God has heard our pain! When all’s said and done, awake now, Deborah, wake and sing our song! Hey now, sisters, take up your drums We gonna sing God’s victory to kingdom come, woo-hoo Oh, Deborah, lead us to war! We gonna sing and shout ‘til this empire is no more! Hey, Barak, won’t you step on back ‘Cause the ladies gonna be at the front of the pack, woo-hoo Oh, Deborah, see our chains, But the God of gods showers justice down like rain! God will be our strength! God has heard our pain! When all’s said and done, awake now, Deborah, wake and sing our song! Hey now, children, oh, don’t you blink This story don’t end the way you think, woo-hoo Oh, Deborah, what you say? Let the power of our God be known this day! Hey now, children, pray for Jael ‘Cause she gonna send Sisera straight to hell! We’re a little afraid Don’t speak the name Who is this god Raising heroes from the sod? And who are we? Who we called to be? People of the Lord, but like no God that's ever been before! Hey now, children, raise up your hands, sing the God of love into every inch of the land
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The Subtle Heart 04:17
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My beloved spoke and wove a cloak of light A hundred thousand worlds spin in her eyes And from the ashes of the stars she fashioned flesh and bone And mountain, sea, and tree, and soil, and stone My beloved crafted all my many parts And then into my chest she placed three hearts The left my earthly body In the centre, deeper thought On the right a piece of her, a holy spark And the left heart starts to hammer in its cage And the right heart starts to smile as I begin to see And the subtle heart, the centre starts to shine like a beacon Starts to sing into the deep, starts to blaze My beloved woke me up and led me forth We walked through virgin forest to the shore And across a gold horizon she stretched out a shining arm And said, “Each life you see is a child I bore” And the left heart starts to hammer in its cage And the right heart starts to smile as I begin to see And the subtle heart, the centre starts to shine like a beacon Starts to sing into the deep, starts to blaze “I didn’t knit this flesh for shame and hate, I didn’t craft these hearts for you to break, I made you to be gardeners, to tend a holy vineyard, To harvest endless life from every grape.” My beloved has a wildness in her smile Her mycelia stretch out for miles and miles So deep beneath these fragile hearts we still connect to her Mortality’s no match for holy fire And my left heart starts to hammer in its cage And my right heart starts to smile as I begin to see And my subtle heart, my centre starts to shine like a beacon Starts to sing into the deep, starts to blaze And the left heart starts to hammer in its cage And the right heart starts to smile as I begin to see And the subtle heart, the centre starts to shine like a beacon Starts to sing into the deep, starts to blaze
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Longinus 03:18
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Gruesome is hardly the word I’d choose Choose to make sense of this day I doubt there is wine enough in all the world to numb this Oh, Jesus How could I not know what we’ve done is so loathsome I’m going home and getting into bed, oh, my head And I’m never getting up again I swear if I come home to find roast lamb, I’m going to vomit Oh, Jesus How could I not know that the price would not be worth the gift Over and over I see it, I see it I see the spear and the blood and the water I see the wound and it’s like being born again I see again and I wish it all back Lying in bed silent and alone; I’m scared Nobody knows; what can I say There is so much that’s gone unseen, but I’m awake now Oh, Jesus Everything I know is falling down around me There must be something here that’s calling, “Come and find me,” Empires rise and fall and so have my gods
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Magdalene 04:38
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How’d I get home last night? Who tucked me into bed? Who dimmed the fire? Who made my heart so light? Who swept the house? Who laid it to rest, the noise inside? Who opened up these ribs? Who blew the ruach in? I’ve never felt so inspired Inspired like Eve in the crimson of morning Opened her eyes, opened my eyes What is this feeling? I was a stone sinking into the cold Now I’m a feather aloft on the breeze This can’t be! Oh seven demons with chains Had me locked into a web, self-hatred and deceit But now they don’t seem to be in And somehow I’m afraid Wandered for miles and still I have no memory, no inkling of what took place Feel like a new wineskin What follows hollowing out? With what will my body be filled? Soul breaking free from sin Slowly expanding now, gazelle-like I’m stretching my limbs Salt sea in my cells has been singing an anthem Songs of ascent, songs of ascent What is this feeling? I was a grave filled with uneasy ghosts Now I’m an altar veil torn free This can’t be! Oh seven demons with chains Had me locked into a web, self-hatred and deceit But now they seem to have escaped And somehow I’m afraid Who is that man by the well? How well I know his face, heavy is the weight Seared like a sun-smear in my gaze And somehow I hear angels Oh, let me follow you I was so lost, like a ship tempest tossed You’re the North Star somehow standing on earth This can’t be Oh seven angels with flails Singing sweet songs of liberation Driving out the fear Now I feel dangerously light Like I might float away I’m afraid, I’m afraid I’m afraid you’re going to show me something I can’t believe I’m afraid, I’m afraid I’m afraid you’re going to shatter the glass of my reality I’m afraid, I’m afraid I’m afraid, I’m afraid
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Ubi Caritas (Alt Matins) 03:12
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Ubi caritas et amor, Deus ibi est Where faith and hope abide Where charity resides Where justice makes love a bride I am there in the midst of you x2 Our Christ has gathered us into his arms Let us rejoice and be glad we are of one heart Christ’s love is for ev’ryone under the sun Let us be glad we are one How can we fathom the wonder, the awe God knows the name of every star in the sky The gift of love is the law, we are called To treasure every creature, every life The saints across time and space sing your song All the ancestors in faith sing along One day the glorious ray of your face May be ours to behold, folded in your embrace
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The Cost 07:09
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I gotta find someone to count the cost ‘Cause lately I, I just don’t care at all Here where the nail meets the board I’m lying down and waiting for glory, for glory It’s not a path for everyone to walk But you gotta spend a match or two to get a spark And I’m tired of the faking and I’m tired of the waking up to blood on my pillow From the atmospheric pressure change and the fists of the devil slamming me in my sleep Come call me I’ll follow, I’ll follow Come call me I’m hollow, fill the cradle of my ribs Hide me in the wounded crevice of your side If you will, my love, I will ever there abide Here where the water gushes forth I’m lying down and drowning in glory, in glory It’s not a path for everyone to walk But you gotta spend a match or twelve to get a spark And I’m tired of the hiding and I’m tired of the hiring out of wonder to numbers And the retranslating of old wisdom and the gorging of the multitude on pain and fear Come call me I’ll follow, I’ll follow Come call me I’m hollow, fill the valley in my heart And I’m tired of the yearning and I’m tired of the burning of the coal on my lips In a world of random violence and the despots clinging to their silver chains of sin Come call me I’ll follow, I’ll follow Come call me Breathe your spirit in my mouth I gotta find someone to count the cost ‘Cause lately I, I just don’t care at all, no, not at all
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By a River in Babylon 02:32
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By a river in Babylon On a willow tree I hung my harp I came to weeping When they asked for songs When they asked for joy My head hung down Tears in my eyes By a river in Babylon I won’t forget I won’t let go I am your child Your seeds will grow By a river in Babylon Will you wait for me Will you know my name In exile now In alien rain By a river in Babylon By a willow tree I close my eyes And I hear singing
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When I survey the wondrous cross 02:09
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released March 5, 2019

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Clarity Vancouver, British Columbia

Clarity is Vancouver's original punk Celtic harpist. Beginning as a traditional musician in teahouses and churches, Clarity returned from a year in Norwich, UK having broken new ground with the rock band Crosshair, branching out to heavy metal, punk, Goth, and their own introspective, spiritual compositions. ... more

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