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The Four Valleys

Almighty

Awareness

Awareness

Riding on the sea of belief

The mighty Throne of Faith

Guarded by the Cherub host

Above it the Serif choir sings

Glory, Glory, Glory

Lord God Almighty!

Awareness

Awareness

Awareness

The birds of joy from the branches 

of the tree of life

Warble their melodies from heart to heart

They feed on secrets, mysteries and wonders

And soar in limitless space

Some are they who care for the tree

Others understand

Some do as they are bidden

Others are aware


 Let Thy wind blow over my soul

Stirring and raising the gifts deposited there

Make me sincere and let me open

Every door with the keys I am given

Since Thou hast caused me 

to enter the realm of being

And shown me the paradises of oneness

Make me aware

A Heart

Awareness

Chambers

A heart that turns to God in its anguish

A heart that receives God’s grace

A heart that loves every creature

A heart that suffers in peace

Such is the heart of the kingdom

Such is the heart of command

Such is the heart of power

Upraising all in every land

Chambers

Heart Like a Pail

Chambers

 One chamber of my beating heart

Turns to God in prayer

Bearing all my sins and cares

The torment of my mind

Another hears the answer

Feels the flood of grace

Mercy and forgiveness

Everlasting peace

Another chamber opens

To let this bounty out

Give the world the blessing

Raising someone up

The last one takes the beatings

Feels another’s shame  

Owns the sins and errors

To go to God again

Grateful

Heart Like a Pail

Heart Like a Pail

Let me bow before my Lord 

and supplicate Him

Let me kneel before my Lord 

and listen to Him

Let me stand before my Lord 

and obey Him

Let me then show my 

everlasting gratitude to Him

Let me sing His praises

 before the faces of His enemies

Let me startle to wakefulness the sleepers

Let me announce to the lovers

 the glory of reunion

Let me deliver the message

 to the souls who are lost

Let me gather with the sincere

 in praise of Thee

I long to be a signpost, a lantern, 

a signal fire and a star

Guiding all to the pathway to Thy Presence

Let me sing as the Seraphim sing

 in praise of Thee

‘Glory, Glory, Glory Lord God Almighty’

Thou art the Glorious, the Most-Glorious, 

the All-Glorious

Heart Like a Pail

Heart Like a Pail

Heart Like a Pail

With your heart in your hand

like a pail

Carry it into the light

Gather some gems 

and precious things

To bring back into the night

Open the pail 

with the greatest struggle

Maybe a little pain

Give these treasures away

Go with your bucket again

He is God

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If You Wish

He is God, there is no God but Him

He it is who guides the lovers to perfection

He it is Who sends down His revelation

 to the severed ones

He it is Who is the Cause of causes to those who believe in the Divine unity

He it is Who feeds the sincere 

at a table sent from heaven

He it is Who raises the spirits

 to their highest degree

It is He to Whom we supplicate

It is His Voice to which we harken

It is He Whom we arise and serve

It is He Who rewards us

He sends down to us all that we need

He wishes for us more than we can imagine

He raises us to places we cannot know

Places beyond our understanding

He wishes for us all good

He warns us against error

Why would we choose to worship another?

Where else could we seek help?

Who else would we serve?

Who other would we long to be near?

If You Wish

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If You Wish

If you wish to be loved you must love

If you wish forgiveness you must forgive

If you wish for acceptance be grateful

If you wish to receive you must give

If you wish for glory be nothing

For eternal life you must die

Command comes to those who follow

Awareness to those who don’t try

Journey Home

Journey Home

Limited Understanding

Let me touch your heart and rejoice it

From the fountain where I drink

Let me touch your mind and illumine it

From the garden where I think

Let me touch your will and embolden it

From the pastures where I roam

Let me touch your soul and embrace it

As we journey home

Limited Understanding

Limited Understanding

Limited Understanding

My understanding is limited 

by my understanding

Even as my sight is limited by the light

When the light becomes too bright

I can no longer see

I must press on to awareness

Of nothing else but Thee

My Heart is a Horn

Limited Understanding

Paradise of Oneness

My heart is a horn

My heart is a cup

My heart is a fountain

My heart is a target

I sound my horn as I supplicate Him

He fills my cup as I meditate

My fountain flows to my fellow man

As He gives to my target His pain

I turn to Him

He turns to me

I turn to them

They turn to me

If I turn to me

I have anger instead

If I turn to me

I am as good as dead

Paradise of Oneness

Limited Understanding

Paradise of Oneness

Give up your name

Enter paradise

Give up your will

Be content

Give up your life

Be resurrected

Give up your self

To live

Give up your mind

To know

Give up your heart

To love

Give up your soul

Be nothing

Each door is a paradise of oneness

With its gardens and fountains and trees

Each has a sun in its heaven

Each has a soft fragrant breeze

Self

Souls Who Weaken

Souls Who Weaken

 Give up your will for His

I you would find your self

Prepare your heart to hold the sea

If you would know your self

Love Him and only Him

If you would lose your self

Be sincere in all you hear

If you would meet His Self

Souls Who Weaken

Souls Who Weaken

Souls Who Weaken

Raise me from the world of limitation

To the world of enlightenment

From enlightenment to illumination

From illumination to awareness

Rescue me from time

Through pre-existence and eternity

To changeless invisibility

Let Thy Will be mine

Let my heart be Thine

Let this sign be a beacon

To souls who weaken

Spirit Lets Us

Spirit Lets Us

Spirit Lets Us

Spirit lets us read and understand

Not the words, but the meaning

Spirit lets us speak

Not opinion, but inspiration

Spirit lets us act

Not with purpose, but with faith

Spirit lets us accept

Not with resignation, but awareness

Try

Spirit Lets Us

Spirit Lets Us

I try, I cry, I sigh, I die

As I move to another plane on high

Leaving a lesser world below

To a higher place I shall go

Climbing the ladder of will

Letting my knowledge be greater still

Faith will apply the lessons learned

Till I am aware of bounty unearned

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