A relevant Living Waters quote on overflowing JOY, the strength behind sacrifice!
"At the harvest, in the vineyard, wherever men must labour hard, they begin with songs whose words express their joy. But when their joy brims over and words are not enough, they abandon even this coherence and give themselves up to the sheer sound of singing. What is this jubilation? It is the melody that means our hearts are bursting with feelings words cannot express."
- St. Augustine of Hippo
Thanks to Peregrinus for the quote. It fits SeptuagesimaTide very well as it refers to that Parable of the Vineyard that is used at this time. If we throw ourselves unreservedly into the ‘work’ of prayer, fasting & alsmgiving, JOY will carry us.
The song that comes to mind immediately is “City of Joy”.
The Blessed Virgin’s “Magnificat”is also certainly relevant.
He came down to transform the penance & sacrifice we must do into a light burden, by filling our hearts with JOY!
City of Joy (live) on SPOTIFY
City of Joy (live) on YT Music
There is a place to go
where joy will o-ver-flow I know, I know
There is a place to go
where joy will o-ver-flow I know, I know
God comes down to the Ci-ty of Joy
God comes down as a poor lit-tle boy
To die and rise a-bove
My faith will lead me where
My God will real-ly care
'Cause He's there,yeah, He's there, yeah,
My faith will lead me where
My God will real-ly care
'Cause He's there, yeah, He's there
God comes down to the Ci-ty of Joy
God comes down as a poor lit-tle boy
To die and rise a-bove
My God, your-self you take my place
I on-ly want to see your face
And now I see you there
My God, I know you real-ly care
O sweet ba-by Je-su
I give my life to you, I do, yeah, I do, yeah
O sweet ba-by Je-su
I give my life to you, I do, yeah, I do
God comes down to the Ci-ty of Joy
God comes down as a poor lit-tle boy
To die and rise a-bove
Rise a-bove
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