I was at a small songwriter’s workshop last weekend arranged by Monica O’Brien and I am still decompressing a little.
I met some wonderful talented songwriters and was inspired by what they are all up to. Peter and Lauren Bierer from Adelaide were there, and they have a couple of great songs posted by the Adelaide Archdiocese.
This one was a sung prayer for communal discernment and action leading up to the Plenary, but has obvious uses beyond that.
I thought he was trying to unsettle us – and we really do need some unsettling, but I was just playing Dm7 instead of Dmaj7 chords.
In the clip you can see how it was used under spoken prayer.
This is a link to the sheet music.
That said it is wicked with Dm7 substituted.
1 Come Holy Spirit come!
Prepare our hearts.
Prepare our minds.
Make us ready Lord.
2 Come Holy Spirit come!
Prepare our eyes.
Prepare our ears.
Make us ready Lord.
3 Come Holy Spirit come!
Prepare our mouths.
Prepare our feet.
Make us ready Lord.
4 Come Holy Spirit come!
Prepare our hands.
Prepare our community.
Make us ready, make us ready, makes us ready, Lord.
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