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ABOUT THIS SONG Somewhere along the tenure as Music Director at Unity of San Luis Obispo, California, just after Rev. Richard Levy completed his 5 year commitment as minister, a new minister arrived, Rev. Leona Evans. She was selected after a lengthy process that lasted almost a year. Since she had been teaching at the Unity School of Christianity she knew the Poet Laurette of the Unity movement, James Dillet Freeman. She had invited him out and, in preparation, gave me his book, Prayer: The Master Key, and asked me to to write some songs. Sure, Boss... I opened the book to the table of contents and choose ten titles that piqued my interest. I chose not to read the content for any of them but trusted, rather, that Spirit would guide me with the lyric. And, indeed, she did. Over and over I would take the finished song and see how smoothly it blended with the words of James. Cool... I Went out Under Heaven fell into place quickly as a piano song. It was powerful and, quite honestly, beautiful. It was inspirational to sing and would impact the listener in many ways, mostly bringing them back to the essence of who that are in this Universal Frequency of God that breathed with this planet, Earth. It all came down to surrender and leaving behind any internal application/belief of external programming to allow the God Essence feed you the eternal memory of who you are. That's all that is needed to live the Holy, juicy life that we were designed to do. Thank you, James, for the gift of your titles. |
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SONG LYRICS: I WENT OUT UNDER HEAVEN
I went out under heaven To seek the great I AM I heard the Heaven’s speak to seek with all my heart “Give your Self to me, Child You must give Me every thought each breath each moment Love me like you’ve never loved before And I’ll reveal all that your soul is thirsting for” To what do you give time? What lures you to devote your moments brings you pleasure Fills your cupboards and your well? “And if you would be free, child Would you fill your life with little here and there Or would you grasp the answer to it all Would you surrender let Me catch you as you fall?” In every element each atom of existence There lie answers to the secrets never told Supposed you placed devotion Left each ounce of your resistance Believing in each part there lies the Whole Then you would see the interweavings And the dance of all creation You would hear the melody of peace and love You would be purified in waters of the endless Holy Rivers As they kiss you and caress your tender soul “Give your all to me Fall in love with every speck of dust it sings And longs to wrap around your heart Hear the gentle voice, child, Fall in love with Life give freely all your being And so it shall be given back to you For in the living lies the Essence and the Truth ©November, 1998. Music for Every Soul. All Rights Reserved. |
06 I Went Out Under Heaven
