Missa Cantata Tikkun Olam Sampler for GIA Click on the title of the track you wish to select, or go to “Imagine/Sing!” and take it from the top on down. Imagine/Sing To the Heart!/Song For My Father In the Stillness Of the Morning / Listen to Your Heart's Song The Unanswered Question / De Profundis Songs of Micah Beatitudes / Alleluia I Spake / A Prayer For the Children Reflection on Hatikvah / Shalom / Tikkun Olam” Jennifer As I Watch You Sleeping In My Arms Music Box Lullaby Eucharist Suite / Our Father Marian Suite Panis Angelicus Gymonpédie II Ave Maria In the Quiet Of the Day / It seems To Me Hail Mary Benediction / Alleluia / Ascension “Imagine/Sing To the Heart!”/“Song For My Father”   Imagine ... imagine .... Imagine in our darkness shines a light with which we see A hope and promise of a world where we can truly be. Imagine living in a world where justice will prevail. And working with compassion in our hearts we cannot fail. Imagine creating a world where people live as one; Imagine now, my friends, our transformation’s just begun. [Sing to the center of the universe.] Sing it out loud and clear, so that everyone can hear. [Imagine people feeling that they’re no longer apart.] Sing to the Heart – Sing to the Heart! Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha’olam; Halo lechol shirayich ani kinor. Baruch ata Adonai! [We praise You, Eternal God, Sovereign of the universe Behold, I am a violin for all your songs.] Now sing! Sing to the center of the universe; Sing it out loud and clear, so that everyone can hear. Sing to the Heart – Sing to the Heart! Today is a day like any other day. I got up, got dressed, came to church, and here I am with you. And I’m singing a song because you asked me to. And this song is a song like any other one. It starts up, has words and a melody. And if it speaks to you, then it’s yours for free. But this church is a church unlike any other one. It allows me to be me as I am, and as I wish to be. And it brings all kinds of good and loving friends to me. And my father is a father unlike any other one. I’ve received much of the best of what I am from him. And it’s my father, Abraham, for whom sing this hymn. And this day, and this song, and this church are special Because of him. “In the Stillness Of the Morning” / “Listen To Your Heart’s Song” In the stillness of the morning, In the shadows of my of my soul I perceive the Divine. And so I say, "Namaste, my brothers and sisters." Namaste, Blessed be. Amen. Listen. Listen. Listen. Listen. Listen to your heart's song. It will help you to face what you fear. It will show you the way, if your heart you obey, It will keep your vision clear. Listen to your heart's song. It will help you begin to see That the love in your heart is the strongest part. It's the music that sets you free. Listen to your heart’s song. It will tell you who you are. You can reach from the depths of the deepest sea Outward to the highest star. Listen to your heart song. It will help you be kind, it will make you strong. Listen (listen, listen ...) to your heart’s song! “The Unanswered Question: Why?” / “De Profundis”     (De Profundis. Ah.) From the depths I cry to Thee, O Lord. Grant me strength to live Thy holy Word. I despair that ever shall I see Thy face. In a world of fear that cannot feel Thy grace. Oft I feel the world turn into ice. Love is dear. No one will pay the price. I but seek to learn how to forgive, That I may be free, and in Thy mercy live. “Songs Of Micah” A reading according to the Book of Micah. And many nations shall go, and say, Come, and let us go up to the mountain of the Lord, and to the house of the God of Jacob; and He will teach us of His ways, and we will walk in His paths; For the law shall go forth of Zion, and the word of the Lord from Jerusalem. And he shall judge among many peoples and rebuke strong nations afar off. And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks; Nation shall not lift up a sword against nation, neither shall we wage war any more. Wherewith shall I come before the Lord, and bow myself before the high God: shall I come before Him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? Will the Lord be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgressions, the fruit of my body for the sins of my soul? He hath shown thee, O man, what is good; And what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Amen. “Beatitudes” / “Alleluia” And, seeing the multitudes, He went up into a mountain And when He was set, His disciples came unto Him. And He opened His mouth, and taught them, saying Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall be comforted. Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth. Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness, for they shall be filled. Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. Blessed are the pure in heart, for they shall see God. Blessed are the peacemakers, For they shall be called the children of God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, praise God! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, praise God! We are called to be servants of God Witnesses to God’s kingdom on earth, Where peace and justice shall reign, Where no one shall hunger, or thirst, or want. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, praise God. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, praise God. Praise God, praise God! “I Spake—A Prayer For the Children” When I was a man, I spake as a man, I understood as a man, I thought as a man. But when I became a little child I put away mannish things. “Reflection on Hatikvah/Shalom/Tikkun Olam” (Originally, “Suite for Mother and Child” When Leonard Bernstein learned of the death of his beloved friend John F. Kennedy, he wrote, “This will be our reply to violence: to make music more intensely, more beautifully, more devotedly than ever before.” I must respond with hope, with expectation, Hatikvah, or else I shall go mad. I must create a peaceful space where I may meditate in harmony with my surroundings, Shalom, so that I may gather the energy required to do the work and channel my father Abraham who was a Healer, To begin to repair the world, Tikkun Olam. Shalom, wasalam, om mani padme hum, peace and blessings. Namaste, the Divine in me acknowledges the Divine in you. Be the cosmic cool; I bow to you. “Jennifer” “Lullaby Triptych” (“As I Watch You Sleeping In My Arms,” “Music Box” and “Sleep, Little One” [The first and third songs in this medly have lyrics, which will appear in a future edition. I chose the expediency of presenting just an instrumental, until such time when I can return to the studio. Here are those lyrics.] “As I Watch You Sleeping In My Arms” As I watch you sleeping in my arms, Faerie dust and moonbeams all around you, As I watch you dreaming in my arms, Quietness and peacefulness surround you. Lullaby, sweet lullaby, I'll not let the darkness harm you; Only light will touch your face. Lullaby, sweet lullaby, I could watch you dream forever, Knowing you will wake to me. Ev'ry time I look at you I see myself,       all my fears revealed; Ev'ry time I look inside I see you there,       and my soul is healed. I will lay you gently in your bed, Tuck you in and kiss you on your eyelids. I will leave you to your reverie …. “Music Box” (instrumental) “Sleep, Little One” Sleep, little one, sleep, my darling, Floating upon the gentle stream, Through the forest cool and green. Sleep, my darling, sleep, my darling, sleep, my darling. Sleep, little one, sleep, my darling, Rising through fleecy clouds so grand, Gazing upon the peaceful land. Sleep, my darling, sleep, my darling, sleep, my darling, sleep. [“Music Box” reprises] [“Sleep” concludes] Close your pretty eyes, and before you realize Into a dreamland you'll fly, changed in the wink of an eye Into and enchanted fairy princess, fairy princess. Sleep, little one, sleep, my darling, Resting within the hand of God,' Safely within her warm embrace. Sleep, my darling, sleep, my darling, sleep, my darling, sleep. “Eucharist Suite” / “Our Father”   Sing, “Hosanna,” Sing, “Hosanna, in excelsis Deo!” Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, God of Power and might, Heaven and earth are full of Your glory. Sing, “Hosanna,” Sing, “Hosanna, in excelsis Deo!” Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest! Sanctus,Sanctus, sanctus, sanctus, God of Power and might, Heaven and earth are full of Your glory. Sing, “Hosanna,” Sing, “Hosanna, in excelsis Deo!” Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord. Hosanna in the highest! Sing, “Hosanna,” Sing, “Hosanna, in excelsis Deo!” Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheinu melech ha'olam, Bo rei pri hagafen. Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha'olam, Ha motzi lechem min ha'aretz. Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha'olam, Asher kidshanu, b’mitzvotav. [Blessed art Thou, O Lord our God, Sovereign of the Universe, Creator of the fruit of the vine; Who brings forth bread from the earth; Who has sanctified us with His commandments.] When we partake of the Bread of Life and drink of the Spirit, In your death we find our life, in your strength, our hope, In your love, our peace. De profundis we cry, O Lord, to the One who’s risen. Bring us into God’s pure light; keep us safe in You ‘Til You come again. Alleluia, alleluia, Sing the great, “I am”! We sing the great, “I am”! Let us sing the great, “Amen”! [Instrumental interlude, “Decension,” crafted by David K. Matthews. This track continues with the Paternoster] We come to Thee, O Lord, in despair and in desolation. Lead us from iniquity. Help us to flow’r in the radiance of the light of Thy truth, As flowers in the garden of our faith. Our Father, which art in heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth, as it is in heav’n. Give us this day our daily bread, And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. Lead us not into temptation, But O Lord, in Thy mercifulness, by Thy grace, From evil deliver us. Oh Lord, be merciful. Grant us deliverance. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power and the glory Forever, and ever. Amen. “Panis Angelicus” / “Gymnopédie” (Instrumental) / “Ave Maria”   Panis angelicus, fit panis hominum. Dat panis coelicus, figuris terminum. O res mirabilis. manducat Dominum, Pauper, pauper, servus et humilis. Te trina Deitas, un aque poscimus. Sic nos tu visita sicut ti colimus, Per tuas semitas. duc nos quo tendimus, Ad lucem quam in habitas. Amen. [The bread of angels, made the bread of men. The Bread of heaven puts an end to all symbols.  A thing wonderful! The Lord becomes our food,  Poor, a servant, and humble. We beseech Thee, Godhead One in Three That Thou wilt visit us, as we worship Thee, Lead us through Thy ways, we who wish to reach The light in which Thou dwellest.] “Gymnopédie” (Instrumental) “Ave Maria” Ave Maria, gratzia plena, Dominus tecum. Benedicta tu in mulieribus, Et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jésu. Sancta Maria, Mater Dei; Ora pro nobis peccatoribus, Nunc, et in ora mortis nostrae. Ave Maria, Sancta Maria, Mater Dei. Amen [Hail Mary, full of grace, blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus Holy Mary, mother of God, pray for us sinners now, and at the hour of our death. Hail Mary, Holy Mary, mother of God. Amen.] “In the Quiet Of the Day” / “It Seems to Me” In the quiet of the day, the call of our passion we obey; Look within in contemplation of God’s grace. In the quiet of the day, let the light of compassion lead the way; Look within in contemplation of God’s face … . In the quiet of the day. “It Seems To Me” It seems to me that you and I could change the world together; We could make it better by being truly who we are. It seems to me, together, we could learn to love a stranger, Nullify the danger that confronts us near and far. It seems to me, if we could see the wounds that must be healed, We’d move our hearts to yield the compassion that they bear. It seem to me the earth could be a garden filled with laughter, To blossom ever after with a beauty all could share. At night I dream, and in my dream above the hills I’m flying; Tears of joy I’m crying from the depth of love I feel. As I descend a hand I lend to one whose fingers fashion Understanding and compassion, with a touch that surely heals. And, in the end I find, my friend, ‘tis you, my sister/brother. We find in each other strength we need to carry on. And in your eyes I realize the joy I find in living. Now, in wonder and thanksgiving I arise to greet the dawn! And, in the end I find, my friend, ‘tis you, my sister/brother. We find in each other strength we need to carry on. And in your eyes I realize the joy I find in living. Now, in wonder and thanksgiving I arise to greet the dawn, arise to greet the dawn, arise to greet the dawn! Peace and love be with you all; Grace divine bestow upon you As you go forth to live and to serve in truth. “Hail Mary” Hail Mary, full of grace art thou, Among women, blessed, blessed art thou. And blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Our Lord and savior, Jesus Christ! Ave Maria! Ave Maria! Sancta Maria, Sancta Maria. Holy Mary, mother of God, We beseech you, pray for us sinners now, And at the hour of our death. Alleluia, amen. Ave Maria! Ave Maria! Sancta Maria, Sancta Maria. Baruch ata Adonai, Eloheinu Melech ha'olam, Shehecheyanu v'kiy'manu v'higyanu lazman hazeh. [Blessed are you, our God, Creator of time and space, Who has supported us, protected us And brought us safe to this moment.] Ave Maria! Ave Maria! Sancta Maria, Sancta Maria. Holy Mary, mother of God, Holy queen from heav'n above. Grace us with thy saving pow'r. Heal us with thy saving grace. (Sancta Maria.) Ave Maria, Sancta Maria. Hail, Maria, Holy Maria, Blessed mother of God. Amen! Benediction [The following is not on the recording. Perhaps some day I shall make a chorale out of it. OK? —D.Z.] Our benediction was written May 22, 1793 by Ludwig van Beethoven: “Wohltun wo man kann, Freiheit über alles lieben, Wahrheit nie werleugnen. Selbst sogar am Throne.” (“Do good, wherever you can, love freedom above all, never renounce truth, not even at the throne.”)    “Go Forth Now In Peace” / “Alleluia” Go forth now in peace, to love and serve all humanity. O blessed spirit, divine within thee, In truth be thou, grace without end. Salaam, shalom. Namaste. Amen. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, praise God! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, praise God! We are called to be servants of God, Witnesses to God’s kingdom on earth, Where peace and justice shall reign, Where no one shall hunger, or thirst, or want. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, praise God, Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, praise God, Praise God, praise God! “Ascension” Baruch ata Adonai Eloheinu melech haolam. Dona nobis pacem. Asalaamu alaykum wa Rahmatullahi wa Barakatuh. [May the peace of Allah descend upon you, and His Mercy and Blessings.] Dona nobis pacem! Grant us grace and abundant peace. Amen. Shalom, salaam, mir, peace.