This series of original and traditional chants was offered by Elizabeth Combs to the Wisdom School Community
Well and Flame: Chant by Elizabeth Combs
Lyrics: May I never never lose my way To the well of your memory And the power of your living flame May it rise May it rise in me. This chant emerged after immersing myself in song, poetry, scripture, long forest walks, the MM book, and friendship with this group of wisdom women over the…
There Is a Balm in Gilead: Chant by Elizabeth Combs
Chant from Elizabeth Combs: There is a balm ini Gilead to make the wounded whole. There is a balm in GileadTo make the wounded wholeThere is a balm in GilieadTo heal the weary soul (originally “sin-sick soul”) In the Old Testament, Gilead was the name of the mountainous region east of the Jordan River. This…
Surrender to the Beauty: Become a Mighty Kindness – Chant by Elizabeth Combs
Original chant by Elizabeth Combs taken from the last two lines of Rumi’s Zero Circle. Be helpless, dumbfounded, Unable to say yes or no. Then a stretcher will come from grace To gather us up. We are too dull-eyed to see that beauty If we say we can, we’re lying. If we say No, we…
Mercy is the Warmheartedness: Chant by Elizabeth Comb
Original chant from Elizabeth Combs: Mercy is the warmheartedness pulsing through all things. This chant was inspired by Cynthia’s writings on Jacob Boehme. Cynthia writes: Our visible, created universe is not simply an object created by a wholly other God in order to manifest God’s love, but the created universe is that love itself—the very heart…
Many Are the Sorrows of the Heart: Chant by Elizabeth Comb
Original chant from Elizabeth Combs: Many are the sorrows of the heart. Many are the sorrows of the heartMany are the sorrows of the heartThey become jewels, they become jewelsJewels on the path of the Beloved. This chant came from a Rumi quote: Whenever a sorrow has come, be kind to it.For God has placed…
Let All That You Do Be Done in Love: Chant by Elizabeth Comb
Original chant from Elizabeth Combs: Let all that you do be done in love. Let all that you do be done in love,Be done in love, be done in love.Let all that you do be done in love,Be done in love, be done in love. This chant comes from I Corinthians 16:14. https://vimeo.com/579888674
I’ve Got a Wild, Wild Heart – Traditional Tune: Chant by Elizabeth Combs
Chant from Elizabeth Combs: I’ve got a wild, wild heart. I’ve got a wild, wild heart (3x)I love this world.It loves this world. This is a good walking chant. Tend to your wild heart, Wisdom friends. https://vimeo.com/579887574
Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing: Chant by Elizabeth Combs
Chant from Elizabeth Combs: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing Come thou fount of every blessingTune my heart to singMy heart to singTune my heart to sing thy grace. This was my great-grandfather Davis’ favorite hymn. I learned it growing up in the Southern Baptist church and it is definitely one of my favorites too.…
Breathe on Me, Breath of God: Chant by Elizabeth Combs
Chant from Elizabeth Combs: Breathe on Me, Breath of God Breathe on me, Breath of God (3x)Til I am wholly thine (3x)Til I glow with the fire divine (3x) This hymn is found in hundreds of hymnals but I learned it at First Baptist Church in Winston Salem NC where I grew up singing it.…
Breathe on Me, Breath of God – Traditional Tune: Chant by Elizabeth Combs
Chant from Elizabeth Combs: Breathe on Me, Breath of Love Breathe on me, Breath of LoveTil I am wholly thineTil every earthly part of meGlows with the warmth divine. Breathe on me, Breath of LoveTil I am wholly thineTil every earthly part of meGlows with the light divine. Breathe on me, Breath of LoveTil I…
Become a Living Spirit: Chant by Elizabeth Comb
Original chant from Elizabeth Combs: Become a Living Spirit. Ihidaya. Become, become a living spirit.Ihidaya, Ihidaya This chant was inspired by Gospel of Thomas Logion 114: I will transform her into a Living Spirit. https://vimeo.com/579888474