1. Mamastery 1. Mamastery Cloistered in these walls My sacrifices hidden Consecrating life For my children This is where God called me To fulfill my vows To give my life to him As wife and mother now And drop by drop Flesh and blood poured out daily In union with his cross A mother's martyrdom A rose unpetalled Freely for you, Lord Love is its own reward My intention buried Deep like treasure stored Beauty comes from within Let it be pure for God Not by greatness of number Is God measuring He counts only what it cost How sweet is the offering And drop by drop Flesh and blood poured out daily In union with his cross A mother's martyrdom A rose unpetalled Freely for you, Lord Love is its own reward The simplicity, the grace, The stability of finding my place Of knowing what he wants of me Though I'm weak and small to climb God's ladder soaring high He stoops down to me Instead of a prison In my skin I am at home In the arms of his mercy I've been carried to his throne And drop by drop Flesh and blood poured out daily In union with his cross A mother's martyrdom A rose unpetalled Freely for you, Lord Love is its own Love is its own Love is its own reward 2. An Act of Spiritual Communion 2. An Act of Spiritual Communion I said I'd rather die than go a day Without receiving your Body and Blood All of Heaven's grace sublime therein contained Our Daily Bread come down from Heaven to sustain His promise to remain Since I cannot come to receive you now I'll reach with arms of faith across this town What I wouldn't give to touch you My lover lies in wait for me To give His Body in Holy Communion To become one with me The Divine ecstasy Love can sail oceans Climb mountains Cross deserts Fly through the stars of night So we may unite I embrace you as though you were already there My longing is my prayer My heart is a vigil lantern aflame in the dark The desire of my heart Since I cannot come to receive you now I'll reach with arms of faith across this town What I wouldn't give to touch you My lover lies in wait for me To give His Body in Holy Communion To become one with me The Divine ecstasy May your heart, O Jesus In the most Blessed Sacrament Thou art present Be praised, adored, and loved With grateful affection At every moment In all the tabernacles of the world Even to the end of time, Amen Since I cannot come to receive you now I'll reach with arms of faith across this town What I wouldn't give to touch you My lover lies in wait for me To give His Body in Holy Communion To become one with me The Divine ecstasy Since I cannot come to receive you now I'll reach with arms of faith across this town What I wouldn't give to touch you My lover lies in wait for me FOR ALL COPYRIGHT PERMISSIONS pertaining to use of music or lyrics from songs on Mamastery, it is necessary to contact the copyright holder Monstrance Music by email: monstrancemusic@gmail.com. IT IS AGAINST THE LAW to duplicate, share electronically, upload music to any website (such as YouTube), or broadcast this sound recording or any portion thereof without the prior permission of the publisher.
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