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To the Very Heart
04:35
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Cool wind blow upon a desert land
Crystal waters flow through thirsty hands
In your mercy remember me
Spread your wings and encompass me
Son shine bright upon an icy plain
Melt this snow that earth might breathe again
Touch me fire of eternity
Burn deep down in the heart of me
Break this wall around my heart
Tear these barriers apart
Love reach out, love reach out, love reach out
To the very heart of me
To the very heart
To the very heart of me
Bend the bars around my prison cell
Save this sinner from the chains of hell
Bread of Heaven bring life to me
Feed this dead man security
Break these walls around my heart
Tear these barriers apart
Love reach out, love reach out, love reach out
To the the very heart of me
Cool wind blow, cool wind blow ...
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In Another Time
05:47
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From the vantage of a hilltop
I look down into a world
Memories long left behind
Veiled in the dimness of time
To the lostness of creation
Life-giving wine for the soul
Red is the cup that you bring
Love's bittersweet offering
In another time, on another line
Vision to the blind, in another mind
At the beauty of your wellspring
Drinking the river of life
Transforming all that I am
Newborn to glorified man,
Newborn to glory
Newborn to glory
Newborn to glory
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To the Unknown
04:36
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I don't know all that you expect from me
You've brought me many miles from home
But I'm assured you have the best for me
You've never let me down before
The heart is willing but the flesh so weak
I cannot make it on my own
You are the lifeblood running through my veins
My very life depends on you
So take me by the hand
And lead me to the unknown
I may not understand
But I leave that all to you
And if it's where you want to take me
Well, that's quite alright by me
You are the lover of my soul
I trust your perfect plan
I do not understand all that I should
I struggle on this road of faith
But you have all the answers to my needs
And so I throw myself on you
So take me by the hand ...
Lover, lover
Take me by the hand, lead me to the unknown
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Mystery of Life
04:36
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Time moves without breathing on this carousel
Infant baby to a fading shell
Can the mind of mortal man find reason to it all?
Mystery of life, speak to my soul
Wars and desolation scar this pleasant land
Man's perversion in a bloodied hand
Father of creation, when will this destruction end?
Mystery of life, speak to my soul
In a lifetime, in a threescore year and ten
Is it possible to understand the wisdom of salvation's plan?
Holy blood is seeping through a gaping wound
Crimson lifeline to a people doomed
How is there forgiveness in a murder on a tree?
Mystery of life, speak to my soul
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Who's Crying Now
05:09
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Dolphin of blue, like a gash in the ocean
Softly the silence seals death in a net
Morning will come
Shed her blood on the seascape
It lies like a grave in the calm of regret
Breathe on, breathe deep
For in the end the tears we weep
Will flow into an ocean of the ghosts of our excess
You know that we are facing our eternity
And who's crying now? Who's crying now?
Breathe on
What will it read, the epitaph remaining
The conquest of man - earth - sin of our sins
How will we shout when stood deaf in our blindness
To halt the crime when destruction begins
Breathe on, breathe deep
For in the end the tears we weep
will flow into an ocean of the ghosts of our excess
You know that we are facing our eternity
And who's crying now? Who's crying now?
Breathe on
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Only the Light
03:20
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Is it too late to say sorry?
Maybe you don't quite understand
Your are buried behind the borders
Our subconscious has pushed you aside
Only the light, only the light
Only the light can heal the divide
Can you feel a cold wind blowing
Through the heat of a thirsty land
If it's fear that we keep you locked in
Then this fear must be compromised
Only the light, only the light
Only the light can heal the divide
Only the light of the Lord can heal the heartache
Only the light of his love
Do you see a new beginning
In the eyes of our children now?
Leave the wastes of our past division
Heal the wounds with a holy fire
Only the light, only the light
Only the light can heal the divide
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Burning
04:27
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Fire, burning with a heat
Sugar to the taste, desire, fire
Fire, like a desert wind, feel the skin perspire
Fire, melt the man of flesh with a heat, Messiah
Fire, burn away the past on a funeral pure
Fire, humbled at the cross
Fire, burning with a heat
Sugar to the taste, desire, fire
Fire, holy to the touch, satisfy, inspire
FIre, purify the mind, lift the spirit higher
Fire, music to the ears, like an angel choir
Fire, give me of your love
Fire, burning with a heat
Sugar to the taste, desire, fire
Burn away this frozen corpse
Warm me in your fire
Blow the cobwebs from my heart
Be my pure desire
Fire, burning with a heat
Sugar to the taste, desire, fire
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The Calling
05:11
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Glens of Antrim, sweet the calling
In my heart to be with thee
Green the fields of grass are growing
Over hills and river valleys rolling free
I have tasted your affection
The tenderest of touches on my skin
Felt the warmest kiss of Ireland
I will never be the same again
Silent slumber, dreams of walking
In the shadows of your holy shrines
Celtic crosses, crumbling castles
Stone reflections of a not-so-ancient time
Holy words & superstitions
Intermingle, leading seeking men astray
Still, the hand of God upon you
Lends a hope that you will find the narrow way
And the yearning grows deep to be under your skies
Your desolate beauty bewitching my eyes
For mountain tops hidden 'neath mist-covered shrouds
Where the sweet light of heaven escapes through the clouds
And your passioned embrace is the call of my heart
There's an ache in my soul from our being apart
Red the colours 'gainst the headland
Bloody sunset on the mountainside
Wild & rugged shores of Eirann
Shaped & beaten by a harsh Atlantic tide
I would dive into your ocean
To be swallowed up completely by your charms
Glens of Ireland, sweet the calling
To be wrapped around forever in your arms
And the learning grows deep to be under your skies
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What For?
04:52
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What fading glory is there to a dry nation's tears?
When one man signs along the line and sells its
Sells its faith for fears
We heed the call and feel the pain
The world reels from her wounds again
And stands against the driving rain of war
What holy prayers devout and true
Are offered for those blind?
Who wouldn't abort life's embryo with one small
One small change of mind
We heed the call and feel the pain
The world reels from her wounds again
And stands against the driving rain of war
What's the senseless killing for? War! War!
Do we really have to kill each other? War!
What mother's hope remains alive?
Her tears the sad goodbye
The child of love a man of war
The youth still, youth still in his eyes
We heed the call and feel the pain
The world reels from her wounds again
And stands against the driving rain of war
What's the senseless killing for?
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Silent Cry
04:11
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Warm inside a sheltered world
The miracle of life unfurls
The breath of God upon this new creation
The live or die, you have no say
The blinded have their selfish way
Your fate is sealed as speaks the executioner
They say that we are civilised
They tell us this is the progress
They say that you don't feel the pain
Hey! You're not really human
A silent cry, the foetal scream,
Earthly hopes a shattered dream
A human soul is cast aside as nothing
The right to life a broken law
The miracle of birth no more
Your funeral a convenient disposal
Security snatched from the womb
Hear whisperings of conscience
No loved ones weeping at your tomb
On this path of self-destruction
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Learn to Live Together
04:20
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We must learn, we must learn
We must learn to live together
We must learn to live together ...
Many lives have been lost, time to count the cost
Where will it all end? Who will pull the parting shot?
I feel the strain pulsing in the vein
To burst or to survive, the cost of compromise
We must learn to live together ...
Time to heal the blood-born rain
Broken love's refrain
Our future lies in each other's eyes
We must learn to live together ...
Together
We can't make it without Jesus' love
We must learn to live together ...
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Take Me Home
04:14
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Born of another land
Praying my king to lead me away
Come, take me home
Come, take me home to you
Dreams of a distant shore
Soon comes a day that will know no end
Lord show your hand
Lord show your hand to me
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Skellig Ladysmith, British Columbia
Skellig, experienced musicians/ songwriters on the Canadian West Coast.Perhaps best known for their success in the Hard Rock Rising Finals and nominations for the Vancouver Island Awards, they are musicians with a wide variety of live performance experience.They have written and produced many original tracks suitable for radio, TV and film.o ... more
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