The Church of the Beloved is offering a new album available for free download. I’m really digging it this morning. A great sound and great lyrics.
From the church’s website ::
The book of Job is the oldest book of Scripture and it asks one of the oldest questions, ‘Is there hope?’
‘Is there hope for a tree cut down? …Yes. At the mere scent of water it will bud and grow green shoots.’
That is what we are discovering together at Church of the Beloved – a hope. Hope that something new is beginning that has very old roots. Hope that God is growing life out of our devastation, trust out of our cynicism, love out of our fear, community out of our isolation…. And that’s what this album is about – fumbling into God’s grace. It is a seismic and humble shift when our heart can hear the words that God has been saying to us for all our lives, ‘…nothing can separate you from the Love of God which is in Christ Jesus’. These songs say ‘Yes’ to God’s claim upon your life that, ‘You are my Beloved.’â€
Here are the lyrics to their song “Given”:
We may be little, insignificant in the eyes of this world,
but when we realize that God has sent us to the world as blessed
our lives will multiply and grow to fill the needs of others.
Our gift is not what we can do but who we are.
Who can we be for each other?
Who can we be for the world?
Who can we be for each other?
Lord, who can we be?
How different would our lives be if we believed every single gesture
every act of faith or love or joy or peace or word of forgiveness
would multiply as long as there are people to receive it.
Our gift is not what we can do but who we are.
We are given. We are given. We are given.
(We are given. Our gift is who we are. It’s who we are!)
Our gift is not what we can do but who we are.
Check out the album lyrics and download your own copy of the music :: http://belovedschurch.org/hope/