This Quiet Place
Lyrics by Peter Link
Music by Carol Jay

In this world
Where the crush of life just happens
In the rush
I don't stop to watch the moon in the sky
'Cause it's all that I can do
To keep on runnin'
Rolling through the tangles of my mind

Yet the moon
Hangs in silent stillness o'er me
While I run
And I chase the dreams that pass me by
I remember then the things
That I have lived by
And return again
To the stillness of the sky

And in this quiet place
Time doesn't matter much
The world goes turning on its own
In its own time

I watch the summer moon
And here in this quiet grace
I know I'm all I need to be
And the world is mine

[Interlude]

Here I stand
In the silence of my being
With the phosphorus of heavens
Shining down on me
Like a blanket o'er this earth
In solemn presence
Shining on as far as I can see

And in this quiet place
Time's insignificance
Makes me laugh at all the ways
That I run my life
I watch the summer moon
And here in this quiet grace
I know I'm all I need to be
And the world is mine

Yes in this silent grace
This sum of all things in space
I feel the oneness of all life
In this quiet place

Sweet Purity
Music and Lyrics by Peter Link

My childhood dreams are faded
And life is not at all
As I thought it would be
For everywhere I look the world is jaded
And time moves on
While I'm madly turning corners
Searching for the child in me

Sweet purity
Deep within the memory of me
I long for my sweet purity
Deep within me

Rollin' on an' on
An' on an' on in me

My shallow hopes have ended
And I am not at all as I thought I would be
In time the shattered images are mended
And life goes on
While I'm slowly learning lessons
Looking for the child in me

Sweet purity
Deep within the memory of me
I long for my sweet purity
Deep within me

And there
Behind the staggered steps of time
And there
Behind the shambles of a lifetime
I am seeking out the traces of a child
I'm searching for my
Sweet purity
Deep within the memory of me
I long for my sweet purity
Deep within me

Rollin' on an' on
An' on an' on in me
I'm searching for my
Sweet purity
Rollin' on an' on in me
I've been looking all over this world
But I think I'll find it
Deep down within the very soul of me

I Think on These Things
Music and Lyrics by Peter Link

When I consider the heavens
The works of thy fingers
The moon and the stars
You ordained

When I consider a child
The steps that he's taking
His light and his joy
So ingrained

When I think of the way
That each breath comes unnoticed
Sustaining this delicate life

I am swept off my feet
In breathless wonder
At the mystery of life

When I consider the music
Of all the great masters
And know it was you
They all heard

And the works of our Shakespeares
King Davids and Keats
You gave them each
Every word

When I contemplate
The pure fabric of nature
Bewildered by all we have learned

I am swept off my feet
In breathless wonder
At the miracle of life

And I think on these things
And the wonder life brings
From the greatest of things to the small
And though I spend my life
Searching life's solemn secrets
I know I'll never know all

As I ponder the atom
The boundless vast ether
The billions of lives
On this stone

I consider the gift
Of God's imagination
And begin to explore
The unknown

But this whimsical world
It just slips through my fingers
As I try to hold on to the air

And I'm swept off my feet
In breathless wonder
At the miracle of life

And I think on these things
Yes I think on these things
And the wonder life brings

Child of God
Music and Lyrics by Mindy Jostyn

I am worthy (3x)
'Cause I know who I am
I'm the child of God

[Chorus]
If anybody asks you now who I am (3x)
You can tell him I'm a child of God
He made me by His power and He made me good (2x)
He loves me every hour, like a father should

He made me in His image, so He made me good (2x)
He's calling me to glory like a father would
I surely love Him back with all my heart

[Chorus]

When I step outside, that's when my troubles rise (2x)
I call upon the Lord to stem the rising tide
And I know my father hears my cries

[Chorus]

Upon the Mountain
Music and Lyrics by Peter Link

East of the sun
And west of the moon
Outside time
And beyond all space
There is Truth
And then there's all the rest
There is Truth
And then there's all the rest

How do you find it
How do you get there
How can you possibly break through

You start by going to the secret place
The innermost points of control
The deepest recesses of your inner space
The still point of your soul

Where matter doesn't matter
And Mind is all in all
And Truth pours forth like a fountain
Where darkness is not known
And light is all there is
And it's simply you and God
Upon the mountain

Upon the mountain

East of the sun
And west of the moon
Outside time
And beyond all space

East of the sun
And west of the moon
Outside time
And beyond all space

There is Truth
And then there's all the rest

And it's simply you and God
Upon the mountain

Nothing
Music and Lyrics by Peter Link

What is the chaff to the wheat?
Nothing
What is the dross to the gold?
What is the darkness to light?
Nothing
Nothing's still nothing a thousand fold

Nothing's no more than a fraud
Trying to be something when really it's nothing
Claiming existence with no real consistency
What is matter to God?
What is matter to God?
Nothing
Nothing

What is the false to the truth?
Nothing
What are the tears to the crier?
What is an absence to presence?
Nothing
What is the ash to the raging fire?

What is the gain if a million lives
Are lost while the world is obsessed making war?
What is the point? Dear Lord! What are the spoils?
What on earth is it for?
What on earth is it all for?
Nothing
Nothing

What is the past to the present?
Nothing
What are the remnants of time?
What are the scraps and shavings of dreams
Forgotten and long left behind?

What of a thought considered then spurned
And left in the dust forsaken?
What was it worth? What does it matter?
If it was simply mistaken

What is death to life?
Nothing
What are the findings discovered by science?
What are the laws on which we place reliance
When we find the findings were flawed?
What is matter to God?
Nothing
Nothing

What is the chaff to the wheat?
Nothing

Cathedral of the Heart
Music and Lyrics by Peter Link

Lately it's like I'm livin'
In some filthy Times Square cheap hotel room
Fear in every corner
Flashing neon in the night

Fighting all my demons
Though I'm losing in the battle
And I'm trapped here in the shadows
To the devil's mad delight

Nothing seems to work for me
I hate this life for all its trouble
Give me one excuse
And I could pack it all in

No one seems to give a damn
I hate myself for all I am
Yet one thing remembered
One thing somebody said
Still runs through my head
Yeah it still runs through my head

If you pierce through the fabric
And get down beneath the skin
You can open up a hole
And let the love come in

Then love will have its way with you
And tear the veil apart
Til' it leaves you standin'
In the cathedral of the heart
Love will leave you standin'
In the cathedral of the heart
Yes it will leave you standin'
In the cathedral of the heart

But I can't seem to get out of this
Filthy Times Square cheap hotel room
It's burned into my mind
An' I just can't let go

Everywhere I turn it's just a
Mucked up mess of pure frustration
Crashing through my life
An' I just can't say "no"

If I could just listen to
The two cents someone tried to tell me
Turn my life around
Before I crash and burn

Take the best that's for the taking
Shake the habits that need breaking
Take a hold of my life
When will I ever learn to follow my light
Oh I just got to to follow my light
I just got to to follow my light
I just got to to follow my light
Ohhh

And it will leave me standin'
In the cathedral of the heart
I can feel it now
Love is havin' its way with me

And it will leave me standin'
In the cathedral of the heart
Light light
Can you see the light?!!

Thank you Lord
I got shoes on my feet
I got somethin' to eat
I got the air that I breathe
An' I thank you for lovin' me
I jus' wanna say
Hallelujah
'Cause love has freed me

An' right now
I make a promise to you
To do all I can do
To keep your love runnin' through me
An' your light comin' to me
Take a hold of my life
An' turn to that light
And let love lead

And leave me standing
In the cathedral of the heart

Yes love will leave me standin'
In the cathedral of the heart!

A Still Small Voice
Adapted from 1 Kings
Music and Lyrics by Peter Link

There is something in the stillness
Calling softly to me
Even though I'm all alone
And the sound is like nothing
I've ever heard or seen
And it's calling from the deep unknown

Then the mountains move
And the cold wind roars
And the fire fills the sky
But temptation always passes by

Leaving something in the stillness
Calling softly to me
'Woman don't you run and hide
You shall not be afraid
You can trust in me
If you listen to the voice inside'

"When the mountains move
And the cold wind roars
And the fire fills the sky
The temptation always passes by
If you listen to me'

It's a still small voice
Oh a still small voice
Oh a still small voice
Calling to me

It's a still small voice
Oh a still small voice
Oh a still small voice
Calling to me

There is something in the silence
When I quiet my mind
And the water's rolling over me
And the hush it is endless
And the song runs free
And the voice is like a melody

And the time shall come
When the choice is made
And the voice deep inside
Will stay with me and be my guide
Through the waters ahead

It's a still small voice
Oh a still small voice
Oh a still small voice
Calling to me

It's a still small voice
Oh a still small voice
Can you hear it?
It's a still small voice
Calling to me

Can you hear it calling?

Words Upon the Wall
Music and Lyrics by Peter Link
Additional Lyrics by Mary Baker Eddy

I sit and ponder these words
Upon the wall
Burned into my memory
Throughout all these years
And the tears of a grateful heart
Fall through my life
As my joy springs forth
At the miracle of this humble simple truth

"Divine Love
Always has met
And always will meet
Every human need."
That's every human need
Words upon the wall
Words upon the wall

I sit and wonder what I would do
Without these words
These pure and simple certainties
That have carried me through
For the love that is in my heart
Fills up my life
And I stand here in awe
At the miracle of this humble simple truth

"Divine Love
Always has met
And always will meet
Every human need."
That's every human need

Words upon the wall
Calling out to me
Setting me free from my fears
Words upon the wall
Reassuring me
And setting me free through the years

Words upon the wall
"God is love"
Meeting all my needs
I stand in awe of these simple truths
These words upon the wall

Words by Mary Baker Eddy used courtesy of The Mary Baker Eddy Collection

On Eagle's Wings
Music and Lyrics by Michael Joncas

Chorus:
And He will raise you up on eagle's wings
Bear you on the breath of dawn
Make you to shine like the sun
And hold you in the palm of His hand.

You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord
Who abide in His shadow for life
Say to the Lord, "My refuge
My rock in whom I trust."

[Chorus]

The snare of the fowler will never capture you
And famine will bring you no fear
Under His wings your refuge
His faithfulness your shield.

[Chorus]

You need not fear the terror of the night
Nor the arrow that flies by day
Though thousands fall about you
Near you it shall not come.

[Chorus]

For to His angels He's given a command
To guard you in all of your ways
Upon their hands they will bear you up
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.

[Chorus]

In the palm of His hand.