The Earth Is The Lord's
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Anthony Palombo
The earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof,
The world and they that dwell therein
I come in the midst of Heaven to bless the fullness thereof.
I stand in midst of the Earth and welcome the fullness thereof.
The Earth is the Lord’s and the Fullness thereof.
Behold, I come in the sea and put my hand on the tides thereof.
And, lo, I come in the wind and put my hand on the currents thereof.
The Earth is the Lord’s and the rhythms thereof.
Behold I come in the Earth and put my hand on the Seasons thereof.
And, lo, I come in the Sun and put my hand on the Fire thereof.
The Earth is the Lord’s and the Seasons thereof.
I come in the towering mountains, I come in the rolling hills,
I come in the blue-green forests, I come in the sweet daffodil.
The Earth is the Lord’s and the beauty thereof.
I mount the sky on wings of eagles,
I run on hooves through the boundless plains.
I plunge the deep in whales of the ocean
I nourish my own in the fields of grain.
The Earth is the Lord’s and the kingdoms thereof.
Who will stand with me in the midst of the fullness thereof?
And put a hand of care on the boundaries of the fullness thereof?
The Earth is the Lord’s and the boundaries thereof.
Behold, I’ll come to thee and put my fire in the heart thereof
And, lo, I’ll come through thee and give my love to the fullness thereof.
The Earth is the Lord’s and the Power thereof.
Behold, I’ll come to thee and put my thoughts on the wheel thereof.
And, lo, I’ll come through thee and shed my Light on the fullness thereof.
The Earth is the Lord’s and the Wisdom thereof.
And, yes! I’ll come to thee and put my breath in the flesh thereof.
And, yes! I’ll come through thee and share my Life with the fullness thereof.
The Earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof.
Who will stand with me and welcome the fullness thereof
And who will dwell with me in the heaven of the fullness thereof?
The Earth is the Lord’s and the heaven thereof.
Come and share with me in blessing with the Spirit of Love
The world and they that dwell in the Earth, and the fullness thereof.
The Earth is the Lord’s and the People thereof.
The Earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof
The world and they that dwell therein.
The Earth is the Lord’s and the fullness thereof.
Anthony Palombo — tpal70@gmail.com
Jim Wellemeyer
February 15, 1953
At the beginning of the Service titled Cone Response, and prior to Uranda's spoken words,
With power and tenderness, Jim Wellemeyer sang this hymn titled The Lost Chord,
with Lillian at the piano, in the Chapel on Sunrise Ranch
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The Lost Chord by Arthur Sullivan
Seated one day at the organ,
I was weary and ill at ease,
And my fingers wandered idly
Over the noisy keys.
I know not what I was playing,
Or what I was dreaming then;
But I struck one chord of music,
Like the sound of a great Amen.
It flooded the crimson twilight,
Like the close of an angel's psalm,
And it lay on my fevered spirit
With a touch of infinite calm.
It quieted pain and sorrow,
Like love overcoming strife;
It seemed the harmonious echo
From our discordant life.
It linked all perplexèd meanings
Into one perfect peace,
And trembled away into silence
As if it were loth to cease.
I have sought, but I seek it vainly,
That one lost chord divine,
Which came from the soul of the organ,
And entered into mine.
It may be that life's bright angel
Will speak in that chord again,
It may be that only in Heav'n
I shall hear that grand Amen.
Kathy Meeker
Acknowledging The Presence Of God
Uranda August 30, 1953
For our morning devotion, we have what I think is a treat. My wife is going to sing for us — Kathy Meeker sang the hymn: "How beautiful upon the mountains are the feet of Him who brings good tidings."
Uranda August 30, 1953
1 comment:
The days are so full and fast and the currents of this time so swift, I almost missed this post completely. I am so thankful I was drawn back to it last evening. It is among the most special of all for me! I confess I was swept with a bit of nostalgia in hearing such precious voices from our collective past. But how sweet it was to hear Lillian at the keyboard, Jim's strong and beautiful voice, and Kathy's stunningly lilting soprano -- I'm sure I've not heard her voice ever before. Yet this was no trip down memory lane. It was an evocation of the Garden and of the foundations upon which we think and speak and act in these times. Soaring. Strong. Steady. Victorious.
Glorious!
Thank you, David.
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