My Spirit Lives

Happy Easter!  The Triduum liturgy at IHM was really wonderful this year.  I was a little worried that the extra practices that we put in for the Lenten concert might end up detracting from the choir's preparation for the Triduum, but I should never have doubted our choir or our fearless leader, Jeff Bush.  The liturgies were beautiful and the music, in my humble opinion, was prayerful and inspiring.


Now that we are into the Easter season, we're going to change gears a bit here on the website and feature a few of our songs that are more centered on the resurrection and on our mission as followers of Christ in light of that good news.  Today, we've uploaded our original song, My Spirit Lives.  (Click the blue Streampad bar at the bottom of your browser window to open the music player.)  I'll let Michael give this song its proper introduction, but I would like to highlight that this song features our choir director, Jeff Bush, as the soloist and that this arrangement was written by Mark Scozzafave (he's also handling the piano duties on this recording and his original composition, A Wondrous Love, is featured in our playlist as well).  We hope you enjoy the piece, and we hope you are having a blessed Easter season.  Lyrics after the jump.


My Spirit Lives


Verse 1
When two or more gather as one: I am here.
Though weak and afraid, you're not alone: I won't let go.
For strength and refreshment along the way: come to Me.
Your broken dreams will be made new.
My Spirit lives and breathes within you.


Refrain
I am the gate through which you find rest,
A kind loving shepherd to my wand'ring sheep.
I am the way and the truth and the life,
A light for your path, the bread of life.


Verse 2
What you have seen, reached out and touched: I am here.
Should all hope seem lost, hold on to Me: I won't let go.
In times when you need My saving grace: come to Me.
Surrender all to Me.
My Spirit lives and breathes within you.


Verse 3
Here in this house, you have a home: I am here.
When love leads away from all you have known: I won't let go.
The crosses of pain you help others bear: come to Me.
Then at the hour of your death, 
My Spirit lives and breathes within you.