Tag Archives: music

In God Alone My Soul Can Find Rest and Peace

Posted on January 31, 2018 by anyushka

Hear my cry, O God, * and listen to my prayer. I call upon you from the ends of the earth with heaviness in my heart; * set me upon the rock that is higher than I. For you have … Continue reading →

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Anthem

Posted on December 23, 2017 by anyushka

The birds, they sang  At the break of day  Start again, I heard them say Don’t dwell on what has passed away  Or what is yet to be. Yeah, the wars They will be fought again  The holy dove  She … Continue reading →

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Saoirse

Posted on August 2, 2017 by anyushka

Listen to this:  “Saoirse”, The Gloaming     (Cover of The Gloaming’s 2013 self-titled album, photo titled “Passage” by by Robert and Shana Parke Harrison) The official album info on the The Gloaming website says that this song “speak[s] to the … Continue reading →

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Never Failed Me Yet

Posted on April 14, 2017 by anyushka

It is tradition in my Community to pray together around the cross on Good Friday. I have been doing this most years for quite some time now, but I feel today moved me more than any other year before. It was … Continue reading →

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Oh Night Thou Wast My Guide

Posted on April 7, 2017 by anyushka

Upon a darkened night the flame of love was burning in my breast And by a lantern bright I fled my house while all in quiet rest Shrouded by the night And by the secret stair I quickly fled The … Continue reading →

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O Salutaris Hostia

Posted on March 9, 2017 by anyushka

Not all that long ago, I discovered the music of Ēriks Ešenvalds – I had never heard his name before. He writes quite a lot of sacred music, and I find that a lot of it gives me a sense of consolation. … Continue reading →

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She Sits Like A Bird

Posted on January 16, 2017 by anyushka

She sits like a bird, brooding on the waters, Hovering on the chaos of the world’s first day; She sighs and she sings, mothering creation, Waiting to give birth to all the Word will say. She wings over earth, resting … Continue reading →

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Gulls/ David Gray

Posted on December 20, 2016 by anyushka

This land belongs to the gulls And the gulls to their cry And their cry to the wind ~ David Gray, from Gulls. Video recorded live on December 7, 2016 in Antwerp, Belgium. via Gulls — Live & Learn

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Rise

Posted on September 6, 2016 by anyushka

I won’t just survive Oh, you will see me thrive Can’t write my story I’m beyond the archetype I won’t just conform No matter how you shake my core ‘Cause my roots—they run deep, oh Oh, ye of so little … Continue reading →

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What Brings Me Joy? – Round 2.

Posted on June 11, 2016 by anyushka

This is the continuation of this post: 20. Good touch – friends’ hugs, touch that is a gesture of kindness or empathy, holding a child, any and all of these. I can feel these moments healing my body’s memory of negative/hurtful touch … Continue reading →

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