23 January 2023
 Watch a very special performance of ‘I Am Australian’ by the students of Broome Primary School. The ABC would like to thank the Mabu Yawuru ngan-ga language team and Yawuru Traditional Owners of Broome for providing the translation of the song ‘I Am Australian’ and for assisting us in the making of this video. To find out more and share your ABC stories visit |
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21 January 2023
 There's torn up pages in this book. Words that tell me I'm no good.Chapters that defined me for so long. But the hands of grace and endless love. Dusted off and picked me up . Told my heart that hope is never gone. |
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16 January 2023
 Just as I am, without one plea. But that Thy blood was shed for me. And that Thou bidst me come to Thee. O Lamb of God, I come! I come |
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04 January 2023
 Light of the world. You stepped down into darkness. Opened my eyes, let me see. Beauty that made this heart adore You. Hope of a life spent with You. |
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30 December 2022
 Where are You now. When darkness seems to win? Where are You now. When the world is crumbling? |
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28 December 2022
 Gentle woman, quiet light, morning star, so strong and bright, gentle Mother, peaceful dove, teach us wisdom; teach us love. |
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22 December 2022
 How great the chasm that lay between us. How high the mountain I could not climb. In desperation, I turned to heaven. And spoke your name into the night. Then through the darkness. Your loving kindness. Tore through the shadows of my soul. The work is finished, the end is written. Jesus Christ, my living hope |
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17 December 2022
 What Child is this, who laid to rest. On Mary's lap is sleeping. Whom angels greet with anthems sweet. While shepherds watch are keeping? |
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14 December 2022
 From death to life. From darkness to a shine. From fear to a peace. I can't explain. From doubts to a hope. Holding on and letting go. Of all the empty promises of shame |
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11 December 2022
 I've heard about this baby boy. Who's come to earth to bring us joy. And I just want to sing this song to you. It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth. The minor fall, the major lift. With every breath I'm singing Hallelujah. Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah |
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29 November 2022
 For I know the plans I haveFor I made you beautifulFor I know the plans I have for youWon't you open up your heartStand & watch my grace aboundFor I know the plans I have for you(They’re good) |
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28 November 2022
 I have traveled many moonless nights. Cold and weary with a babe inside. And I wonder what I've done. Holy father you have come. And chosen me now to carry your son |
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26 November 2022
 The world waits for a miracle.The heart longs for a little bit of hope.Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel.A child prays for peace on Earth.And she's calling out from a sea of hurt.Oh come, oh come, Emmanuel |
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24 November 2022
 My soul magnifies the Lord;my spirit rejoices in God my savior.For he has done great things for me,and holy, holy is his name. |
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22 November 2022
 Blessed are the poor in spirit. Who long for You, long for You. Blessed are the heavy-hearted. In need of You, need of You. |
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14 November 2022
 Roll away your stone, I'll roll away mine. And together we can see what we will find. Don't leave me alone at this time. For I am afraid of what I will discover inside. |
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11 November 2022
 When I walk through deep waters. I know that You will be with me. When I'm standing in the fire. I will not be overcome. Through the valley of the shadow. I will not fear |
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08 November 2022
 In the darkness we were waiting. Without hope, without light. 'Til from Heaven You came running. There was mercy in Your eyes. To fulfill the law and prophets. To a virgin came the word. From a throne of endless glory. To a cradle in the dirt |
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07 November 2022
 I arise todayThrough the strength of heaven; Light of the sun, Splendor of fire, Speed of lightning, Swiftness of the wind, Depth of the sea, Stability of the earth, Firmness of the rock. |
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05 November 2022
 I love You, Lord. For Your mercy never fails me. All my days, I've been held in Your hands. From the moment that I wake up. Until I lay my head. Oh, I will sing of the goodness of God. |
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01 November 2022
 I believe You gave sight to the blind. I believe that the dead came to life. I believe there were wonders and signs. You're still the same. |
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30 October 2022
 Pilgrim, how you journey. On the road you chose. To find out why the winds die. And where the stories go. All days come from one day. That much you must know. You cannot change what's over. But only where you go. |
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30 October 2022
 We’re making a garden;We’re working the ground. In land that’s bombed and torn, Your love soaks through the soil;New life can yet be born. |
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29 October 2022
 Great is Your faithfulness, o God. You wrestle with the sinner's heart. You lead us by still waters and to mercy. And nothing can keep us apart |
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27 October 2022
 You were the Word at the beginning. One with God the Lord Most High. Your hidden glory in creation. Now revealed in You our Christ. |
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23 October 2022
 Let it go. Let it roll right off your shoulder. Don't you know?The hardest part is over. Let it in. Let your clarity define you. In the endWe will only just remember how it feels |
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22 October 2022
 There's torn up pages in this book. Words that tell me I'm no good. Chapters that defined me for so long. But the hands of grace and endless love. Dusted off and picked me up. Told my heart that hope is never gone |
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21 October 2022
 I am the Bread of Life, I am the hope in night, I am the door wide open, I am the shepherd’s might, I am the truth and light, I am the way and life, I Am Who Am and I am for you: come and follow me. |
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17 October 2022
 Heal the world. Make it a better place. For you and for me, and the entire human race. There are people dying. If you care enough for the living. Make a better place for you and for me |
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16 October 2022
 Creator God, who carved the canyonswith a painless breath. Who sends the rains on unmanned fields. and tucks the sun to rest. The dawn is clothed with brilliance andadorned in full array. Reflections of the Fatherʼs loveput wildly on display. |
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13 October 2022
 If the fields are parched. And the trees are felled. Will the rocks cry aloud on their own. If the birds are starved. And the beasts are killed. Will the bones in the dust lift a song. |
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10 July 2022
 To dream the impossible dream. To fight the unbeatable foe. To bear with unbearable sorrow. To run where the brave dare not go. To right the unrightable wrong. To love, pure and chaste from afar |
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26 June 2022
 Song by Ellie Goulding & Steven Price. Is it really over?The echoes just seem to get longer. How did we get here?There was so much love in us. And all I have left is my faith. I can change. |
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19 June 2022
 Mary. Gather us as one. From your place in heaven. United with your Son. Mary. In this Holy shrine. Touch the heart of pilgrims and touch this heart of mine. |
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11 June 2022
 The gospel of Jesus. It's the hope of the ages. Burning brighter and brighter. And standing forever |
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05 June 2022
 There's nothing worth more. That could ever come close. No thing can compare. You're our living hope. Your presence, Lord |
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23 April 2022
 Many nights we prayed. With no proof, anyone could hear. In our hearts a hopeful song. We barely understood. Now, we are not afraid. Although we know there's much to fear. We were moving mountains. Long before we knew we could, whoa, yes |
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22 April 2022
 DARE TO DREAM, composed for the International Marist youth gathering in 2016 celebrating 200 years of the Promise of Fourviere. Grateful for the legacy of the first Marists and still motivated by their inspiration,.... we sing today: 'Let your heart's desire reach high, living the joy of the Gospel, sharing your Marist light'. |
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20 April 2022
 Owe the Splendour of creation.God's own hand and God's design.We belong in adoration.See the gifts of the divine.Mountains high over rushing waters.Owe the beauty of the sky. |
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18 April 2022
 Who taught the sun where to stand in the morning? And who told the ocean, you can only come this far? And who showed the moon where to hide 'til evening? Whose words alone can catch a falling star? |
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15 April 2022
 Lost, everything is lost. And everything I've loved before is gone. Alone, like the coming of the frost. And a cold winter's chill in my stony heart. |
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09 April 2022
 I Forgive is a song released ahead of i4give Day (Monday 1 February), an annual forgiveness day being launched by the Abdallah family and cousin Bridget Sakr. Tragically on February 1 2020 they lost 4 of their children. |
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09 April 2022
 Matt Maher. I've carried a burden. For too long on my own. I wasn't created. To bear it alone. I hear Your invitation.To let it all go.Yeah, I see it now.I'm laying it down. And I know that I need You |
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26 March 2022
 Mary, did you know that your baby boy. Would one day walk on water?Mary, did you know that your baby boy. Would save our sons and daughters?Did you know that your baby boy. Has come to make you new?This child that you delivered, will soon deliver you |
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11 March 2022
 Are you running round in circles with no place to go?Is there a person in the mirror you don't even know?Someone still sees who you are |
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05 March 2022
 John 14:27- 'Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you; not as the world gives do I give to you. Do not let your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. |
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03 March 2022
 How many roads must a man walk down Before you call him a man? How many seas must a white dove sail Before she sleeps in the sand? Yes, and how many times must the cannonballs fly Before they're forever banned? The answer, my friend, is blowin' in the wind The answer is blowin' in the wind. |
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01 March 2022
 One star burns in the darkness. Shines with the promise, Emmanuel. One child born in the stillness. Living within us, Emmanuel |
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14 February 2022
 Oh Lord, my GodWhen I, in awesome wonderConsider all the worlds Thy hands have madeI see the stars, I hear the rolling thunderThy power throughout the universe displayed |
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13 February 2022
 Before I spoke a word, You were singing over me. You have been so, so good to me. Before I took a breath, You breathed Your life in me. You have been so so kind to me. |
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26 January 2022
 Wake up and smile 'cause it's been awhile. It's been like a whole day since I stopped so You could hold meThis child awaits, strong in the faith. Lord you are the refuge that I can't wait to get to'Cause I can't let a day go. Can't let a day go by. Without thanking you for the joy that you bring to my life. |
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19 January 2022
 You lift me up with Your love. You lift me up with Your love. You lift me up with Your love. You lift me up |
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10 January 2022
 In Christ alone my hope is found, He is my light, my strength, my song. This Cornerstone, this solid Ground. Firm through the fiercest drought and storm.What heights of love, what depths of peace. When fears are stilled, when strivings cease. My Comforter, my All in All. Here in the love of Christ I stand. |
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02 January 2022
 All creatures of our God and King, Lift up your voice and with us sing: Alleluia! Alleluia! O burning sun with golden beam And silver moon with softer gleam: Oh, praise God! Oh, praise God! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! |
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26 December 2021
 Listen to the song 'Noel' by Lauren Daigle and Chris Tomlin . |
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26 December 2021
 Hark! The herald angels sing. 'Glory to the newborn King'. Peace on earth and mercy mild. God and sinners reconciled |
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15 December 2021
 Come, come, Emmanuel! Son of God, appear. Heaven and earth, rejoice! Salvation is drawing near. Salvation is drawing near. |
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08 December 2021
 Hail Mary, full of Grace. Hail Mary, full of Grace. The Lord is with Thee. The Lord is with Thee. |
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06 December 2021
 John Foley, S.J. Patience, people, till the Lord is come. |
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30 November 2021
 Emmanuel, the God who saves. I hear a voice from Heaven declare. 'Prepare the way'. Emmanuel, oh praise the name. I hear the sound, Heaven cried out. And love made a way |
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21 November 2021
 From heaven you came helpless babe. Entered our world, your glory veiled. Not to be served but to serve. And give Your life that we might live. This is our God, the Servant King. He calls us now to follow Him. To bring our lives as a daily offering. Of worship to the Servant King |
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17 November 2021
 Slow down. Won't you stay here a minute more. I know you want to walk through the door. But it's all too fast. Let's make it last a little while. I pointed to the sky and now you wanna fly. I am your biggest fan. I hope you know I am. But do you think you can somehow. Slow down |
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08 November 2021
 This song tells the story in August 1966, 200 Gurindji stockmen, domestic workers and their families initiated strike action at Wave Hill station in the Northern Territory.Negotiations with the station owners, the international food company Vestey Brothers, broke down, leading to a seven-year dispute. |
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12 October 2021
 Lord of all creation. Lord of water, earth and sky. The heavens are your Tabernacle. Glory to the Lord on high |
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29 September 2021
 ‘Shine Your Light’ – Song by refugees featuring Ricky Kej, Aditya Narayan, Neeti Mohan and Salim Merchant |
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23 September 2021
 There's nothing worth more. That could ever come close. No thing can compare. You're our living hope. Your presence, Lord. I've tasted and seen. Of the sweetest of loves. Where my heart becomes free. And my shame is undone. Your presence, Lord |
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19 September 2021
 Remember those walls I built. Well, baby, they're tumbling down. And they didn't even put up a fight. They didn't even make a sound |
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15 September 2021
 By Big Daddy Weave. I see the work of Your hands. Galaxies spin in a heavenly dance, oh God. All that You are is so overwhelming.
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07 September 2021
 Our Father, who art in Heaven. Hallowed be thy name. Come and let Your glory, Come and let Your glory fall. |
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05 September 2021
 By Chris Tomlin. Oh, I've heard a thousand stories of what they think You're like. But I've heard the tender whisper of love in the dead of night. And You tell me that You're pleased and that I'm never alone |
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20 August 2021
 Heal the world. Make it a better place For you and for me, and the entire human race. There are people dying If you care enough for the living. Make a better place for you and for me |
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08 August 2021
 Sing along with the Taizé Virtual Choir. Wait for the Lord. |
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03 August 2021
 Join the Taizé Community praying 'Vena Sancta Spiritus' or 'Come Holy Spirit'. A simple way of chanting. Join many people from across the world pray. Pray together. Come Holy Spirit! |
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03 August 2021
 You raise me up, so I can stand on mountains.You raise me up, to walk on stormy seas. I am strong, when I am on your shoulders. You raise me up to more than I can be. |
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01 August 2021
 Lord I come, I confess. Bowing here, I find my rest. Without You, I fall apart. You're the one that guides my heart. |
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14 July 2021
 Catholic students from across the Australia have joined together in a video performance of my song ‘Faith in the Future’. This is the national Australian song for Catholic education 200th anniversary. |
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09 July 2021
 Peace be still. Say the word and I will. Set my feet upon the sea. Till I'm dancing in the deep. Peace be still. You are here so it is well. Even when my eyes can't see. I will trust the voice that speaks |
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30 June 2021
 There was a time when men were kind. When their voices were soft. And their words inviting. There was a time when love was blind. And the world was a song. And the song was exciting.There was a time |
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27 June 2021
 This story's right, this story's true. I would not tell lies to you. Like the promises they did not keep. And how they fenced us in like sheep.Said to us come take our hand. Sent us off to mission land.Taught us to read, to write and pray. Then they took the children away,Took the children away,The children away.Snatched from their mother's breastSaid this is for the bestTook them away. |
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23 June 2021
 You unravel me with a melody. You surround me with a song. Of deliverance from my enemies. 'Til all my fears are gone |
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18 June 2021
 I was sure by now. God, You would have reached down. And wiped our tears away. Stepped in and saved the day. And once again. I say, 'A-men' and it's still rainin'
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13 June 2021
 When you pass through the waters I will be with you. And the depths of the river shall not overwhelm. When you walk through the fire you will not be burned. I am the Lord, I am the Lord |
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13 June 2021
 The time has come. A fact's a fact. It belongs to them. Let's give it back. How can we dance. When our earth is turning. How do we sleep. While our beds are burning |
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29 May 2021
 How great this love. Oh, it's moving all my mountains. It's perfect love. It's casting out my fear. How great this love. Oh, it welcomes me like family. And anywhere I go. It meets me there |
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23 May 2021
 Holy Spirit, You are welcome here. Come flood this place and fill the atmosphere. Your glory, God, is what our hearts long forTo be overcome by Your presence, Lord |
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16 May 2021
 Go make a dff'rence, we can make a diff'rence. Go make a diff'rence in the world. Go make a diff'rence we can make a diff'rence. Go make a diff'rence in the world. |
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10 May 2021
 Holy words long preserved. for our walk in this world, They resound with God's own heart, Oh, let the Ancient words impart. |
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04 April 2021
 Christ is risen from the dead. We are one with Him again. Come awake, come awake!Come and rise up from the grave. |
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25 March 2021
 A Song by Matt Maher talking about the Annunciation of Mary. |
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20 March 2021
 By Father Rob Galea. Before I spoke a word, You were singing over meYou have been so, so good to meBefore I took a breath, You breathed Your life in meYou have been so so kind to me. |
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16 March 2021
 By Switchfoot. When it feels like surgery. And it burns like third degree. And you wonder what is it worth?When your inside's breaking in. And you feel that ache again. And you wonder what's giving birth? |
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03 March 2021
 There goes my heart beating. 'Cause you are the reason. I'm losing my sleep. Please come back now.There goes my mind racing.And you are the reason. That I'm still breathing. I'm hopeless now. |
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27 February 2021
 Lord, I offer my life to You. Everything I've been through. Use it for Your glory. Lord I offer my days to You. Lifting my praise to You. As a pleasing sacrifice. Lord I offer You my life. |
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26 February 2021
 This is my desire, to honour You. Lord with all my heart I worship You. All I have within me. I give You praise. All that I adore is in You. |
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25 February 2021
 Sacred silence, Holy ocean. Gentle waters, washing over me. Help me listen, Holy Spirit. Come and speak to me. God my father, Christ my brother |
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17 February 2021
 From the ashes. From the ashes. You call my heart to life. Call my heart to lifeFrom the silence. From the sadness. You call my heart to life. Call my heart to life. |
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26 January 2021
 A very moving song with former renowned Aboriginal singer Gurrumul and Paul Kelly of Amazing Grace. |
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25 January 2021
 An inspiration song by Shawn Mendes about wondering. To be loved by a significant other. Is this significant other .... God? |
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20 January 2021
 An Amazing version of Amazing Grace by Garth Brooks Garth Brooks performs 'Amazing Grace' at Joe Biden's inauguration. |
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16 January 2021
 Cold Play song Everyday life recognises the need to care for each person in the community. In some parts of Africa, this is called Ubuntu. |
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13 January 2021
 Rend Collective - Build Your Kingdom Here |
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12 January 2021
 You Say by Lauren Daigle a contemporary song about Gods role in our lives even when we are filled with doubt. This song oozes with hope which recognizes the goodness of who each person is. A child of God. |
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04 January 2021
 A new song by Matt Maher 'Hope for Everyone'....Hear the angels singThere's hope for everyone. To announce our King. There's hope for everyone. What good news they bring. There's hope for everyone. Angels sing. There's hope for everyone. |
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01 January 2021
 A modern version of the song 'Ave Maria'. |
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25 December 2020
 An invitation to stop scrolling for 3 minutes and to mindfully ponder our celebration on this 25th December. Be quietly drawn through this inspiring music into the atmosphere and meaning of the season. A Merry Christmas and Blessed New Year. |
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