Contemporary Sacred Music by Lorna Carolyn Aites: Mp3s and Lyrics
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Note: as of October 2005, this page has both full length songs as well as shorter samples of each song. If you have any difficulty loading full length songs, or if you just wish to hear a little bit of a song, try short samples of the songs. Though they are short, they are designed to be meditations.

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Path of Light
One Step at a Time


The Gifts We Bring

Glimpsing the gifts we bring
Woven into this life
Moment by moment clear
Blessings of inner sight
Simple and limitless
Heart choice this open door
God’s leading into light
Peace flows forevermore

Copyright, Lorna Carolyn Aites, 2005


Home Is The Center

Somewhere within judgement
The longing is for warmth
Somewhere in rejection
The soul cries out for home

[refrain]
Home is the center, from which all things grow
God is our heart and our home
Home is the center, from which all things grow
Deep within us God is fully known

Somewhere within anger
The spirit struggles so
Somewhere within heartbreak
The stillness seeks to flow
[refrain]

Somewhere within dying
The shape of life takes form
Somewhere within darkness
The light is fully born
[refrain]

Copyright, Lorna Carolyn Aites, 1998


The Open Door

There comes a time, a moment
When life is very clear
When what is real and truly great
Is very very near
The hardest things we have to face
Which shake us to the core
Can bring to light the best in us
And then a little more

(Chorus)
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La da da    da da    da da da

One life can throw existence
Sharp lit into relief
A single life can close the gap
In ways beyond belief
We live our lives from day to day
In mercy and in grace
Then something comes to seize our hearts
And sweep the mist away
(Chorus)

Reflections of this living light
Move swiftly through the soul
What daily life can easily dim
A moment can make whole
One life can bring this brilliant light
Completely into view
Kindling a fire within our hearts
To light our world anew
(Chorus)

There comes a time, a moment
When what is real is clear
When deepest truth takes hold of us
And we release our fear
A moment to remember
A choice to make once more
To reach the hearts of others
To risk this open door
(Chorus)

Copyright, Lorna Carolyn Aites, 2004


Good Morning Angels

Good morning, angels
Smile on my life
Good morning, angels
Stay with me today
Good morning, angels
Walk by my side
Bless me and talk with me
Be thou my guide

Good morning, Father
Smile on my life
Good morning, Father-God
Stay with me today
Good morning, Father
Walk by my side
Bless me and talk with me
Be Thou my guide

Good morning, Mother
Smile on my life
Good morning, Mother-God
Stay with me today
Good morning, Mother
Walk by my side
Bless me and talk with me
Be Thou my guide

[optional]
Good morning, [Krishna, Yahweh, Allah, Jesus, Buddha.....]
Smile on my life
Good morning, [Yahweh, Buddha, Krishna, Allah, Jesus.....]
Stay with me today
Good morning, [Allah, Jesus, Buddha, Krishna, Yahweh.....]
Walk by my side
Bless me and talk with me
Be thou my guide
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Gandhiji's Song

We must be
The change we wish to see
We must grow
The peace we want the world to know

It is in our hearts
That the work must be done
And it is through our souls
That the world’s peace is won
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Soul's Light

Simple the task would be
To live this life You give to me
Simple if I could but see
Through Your eyes, God, lightly

Clear the space for this light to shine
Make the way for Your love divine
Bring my heart to its true design
Let my soul’s light shine brightly
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God Is Still With You

When your heart is in pain
And the ache simply too much to bear
The One who will hear you
Stands close and is waiting for you

[refrain]
Know that God is still with you
Know that the spirit is strong
Know that the angels surround you
Let God carry you now

When the world seems confused
And the shadows are closing you in
Seek in your heart for the Voice
Which is speaking to you
[refrain]

When the peace that you seek
Is increasingly harder to find
Remember the One
Who is offering you healing divine
[refrain]

When you heart needs the One
Who has sought you through all of time
Lay down your guard
Let Divine arms carry you home
[refrain]
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Mady's Song

God is love, and love is you and I
God is love, and love is you and I

It’s easy, it’s easy
You just gotta love each other
It’s easy, it’s so easy
You just gotta know you’re loved

God is love, don’t worry, just be happy
God is love, don’t worry, just be happy
[refrain]

Love is you, and I, and everybody
Love is you, and I, and everybody
[refrain]

In this world, we are all together
In this world, we are all together
[refrain
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Grato

O lele, O lala
Thank You, God, for blessing me
O lele, O lala
All Your blessings set me free

O lele, O lala
Hear my words of thanks to You
O lele, O lala
Let my life bless others, too
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Be Still My Heart

Be still my heart
The truth you seek is near
Be still my heart
While truth the soul makes clear
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Path of Light

From high atop a bluff
I gaze upon the sea
Entranced with wonder by the sight
And deep within my heart
I feel a wisdom stir
The water shimmers with a sudden light

[refrain]
A boat sails through
This path of light
And I know that it’s true
In You, God, all is made right

Whenever trouble comes
When e’er my skies are grey
My steps will lead me to the bluff
And there above the sea
I wait in harmony
Until light comes, my faith will be enough
[refrain]

I cast my sadness out
Upon the sea below
Confusion struggles in my soul
And then a shaft of light
Breaks through the fog and cloud
Leaving my heart free, uplifted and whole
[refrain]
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Peace Descends On Me

Peace descends on me
Peace descends on me
Oh, let this peace last forevermore
Deep, deep is this peace

Do not weep, oh Lord
Do not weep, oh Lord
Your children are coming home to You
Do not weep, oh my Lord

Peace descends on all
Peace descends on all
Oh, let this peace last forevermore
Deep, deep is our peace

Bless our journey home
Bless our journey home
Deep, deep peace brings us back to You
Bless our long journey home

Peace descends on me
Peace descends on me
Oh take my hand, my beloved God
Deep, deep is Your peace
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God Brings Light This Day

God brings light this day
Let all heartache fade away
Deep within the dark’s destroyed
God brings light with a whisper of joy
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Our Hearts Beat the Same

Listen, Oh, Listen,
Our hearts beat the same
Wherever we are on this earth
Sisters and brothers
Let’s reach out again
Acknowledging each other’s worth

God, fill us with love
That we may know we are one
God, fill us with love
That we may know we are one
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Grato

O lele, O lala
Thank You, God, for blessing me
O lele, O lala
All Your blessings set me free

O lele, O lala
Hear my words of thanks to You
O lele, O lala
Let my life bless others, too
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God, Hold Me Within Your Heart

God, hold me within Your heart
Let peace begin
God, You are held in my heart
Let peace never end
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The Waiting Song

Listening within your heart
Listening and waiting
Waiting to hear
A word that makes things clear

Listening within your heart
Patience is hard to find
And nothing happens here
Or so it would appear

Listening within your heart
Letting the time drift by
Waiting in between
For something yet unseen

Patience is hard
Waiting seems long
Trusting within
Is all
That brings
You to
The light
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One Step at a Time

One step at a time, God
I will make You mine
One step at a time, God
I will make You mine

Victory I claim, God
I will make You mine
Victory I claim, God
I will make You mine
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The Trust of a Friend

No treasure lies deeper
Than the trust of a friend
No riches are sweeter
Than the trust of a friend
How precious this gift is
It gives without end
How loving and healing
Is the trust of a friend
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Walk the Earth in Peace

Walk the Earth in peace
Step by step with God
Walk the Earth in peace
Take each step with love

Give yourself to love
Walk its path each day
Give yourself to love
It will light your way

Hear the call of God
Filled with work and peace
Hear the call of God
Do your work with love

Walk the Earth in peace
Step by step with God
Walk the Earth in peace
Take each step with love
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Rama, Rama, Rama

Rama, Rama, Rama
God Who fills me with abiding joy
Rama, Rama, Rama
God Who fills me with abiding joy

Rama, Rama, Rama
God Who fills me with abiding joy
Rama, Rama, Rama
God Who fills me with abiding joy
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Breathe Through Me

Breathe through me, Beloved God
Let my life flow into song
Let Your heart rise within my soul
Breathe through me, dear dear God

Breathe through me, Beloved God
Let Your song fill all my words
Let my deeds be as You will them
Breathe through me, dear dear God

Breathe through me, Beloved God
Let Your love be my only guide
Let my life be what Your heart speaks
Breathe through me, dear dear God
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What Is the Truth of This Moment

What is the truth of this moment
What is the song in your heart
What is the center of God’s will
What brings you stillness of thought

Listen, the truth is within you
Search for the song in your heart
Seek out the center of God’s will
Rest now in stillness of thought

Hear now the truth that is in you
Sing now the song in your heart
Live from the center of God's will
God brings you stillness of thought
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Roy's Prayer

East, we face
Our childhood is in Your embrace
God, Grandfather
Teach us, and lead us in Your way

South, Creator, we see our youth
Our visions and our dreams
God, help us, to honor You
And bring Your vision life

West, Great Spirit, we are adults
And bear the weight of life
Bring us deep insight
That we may walk in wisdom and Your light

North, Sacred Mystery
We ask for strength and courage as we age
Help us, as elders
To share our lives, the wisdom of our days

East, we face
Then south, Creator we See
West, Great Spirit
Then to the north and Sacred Mystery

Kloshe Kawkwa
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Peace Prayers

From deep in our being, we call out God’s name
Our cries are like petals which fall in the rain
They’re lifted, they’re hurled, they fall to the ground
Our hearts ache with fear that they’ll never be found

The earth and its people are calling God’s name
Our efforts at peace seem forever in vain
The Listening One is attentive and hears
God speaks to our hearts of our deeply held fears

The earth and its creatures are calling our name
The people in darkness are doing the same
We live from deep fear which destroys all our peace
The fear holds our thinking, but now this must cease

The best that is in us is seeking a way
We must find an answer, we must not delay
The hurt that we give to each other must end
The hearts that are wounded, with peace we must mend

From deep in our being we call out God’s name
Our cries are like petals which fall in the rain
They drift to the ground and they blanket the earth
They hold all our hopes that God’s peace we will birth

From deep in our being we call out God’s name
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With All My Heart

With all my heart I love You, God
With all my heart I love
In deepest trust I give to You
I give my heart and my love
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God, Bless Us As We Go Forth

God bless us as we go forth
And bless all the lives that we touch
And bless the lives that those lives touch
God bless us as we go forth
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Last modified: October 5, 2005