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Columban Hymn - High is the Heaven, Deep is the Sea
Category: Religion & Spirituality
Duration: 00:04:44
Publish Date: 2017-02-16 19:24:00
Description: 2015 marks the 1400th anniversary of the death of St Columban. As part of a series of initiatives to mark this special anniversary the Columbans have commisioned composer, Liam Lawton to write and record a new, brillant hymn that calls to mind the contemporary Columban concerns of Justice, Peace, Care for the Earth and Reconcilaition between peoples. Saint Columban (Columbanus) an "illustrious Irishman who left his own country for voluntary exile, willed and achieved a spiritual union between the principal European countries of his time. He is the patron, Saint of all those who now seek to build a united Europe" - Robert Schuman, a founder of the European Union (EU), at a Congress on Columban in Luxeuil in July 1950. LYRICS: 'High is the Heaven, Deep is the Sea' High is the Heaven, Deep Is The Sea High is the heaven, deep is the sea Wide is your wisdom that calls us to be Formed in your Spirit that we might reveal Love is your dwelling, love is your dwelling, O eternal mystery And what of the world that it may reflect The presence of God, this beauty on earth Wise be the soul who longs to respect The Creation of God from its birth to its death, And what of the heart that yearns to be true In care for another, in love for the poor Embracing the wounds that long to be healed In a harvest of love, in earths lonely fields And what of the soul that searches for peace Wearied from toil, yet burdened in sleep Drink deep from the well in silence refined Where hope is revealed and love is the sign And what of the time that passes away While only God's love for all still remains For all things shall pass and all things know change For we are but Pilgrims, still finding the way And what of our Joy that our hearts should know The harvest of saints, gathered and grown The gift to our day from cells hewn in stone Columban of God, your name we make known CREDITS: Composed by Liam Lawton Arranged by Mark Cahill Performed by The Prague Philharmonic Orchestra Choir: Voices of the Ireland Chamber Choir LEARN MORE ABOUT COLUMBAN MISSIONARIES: www.columban.org.au
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