Song Stories #4

Hope of My Dreams

(The Mountains Call)

I am captivated by the mountains.

I am captivated by sky.

I am captivated by eagles soaring

over my head as I walk in the open field behind Heritage Park in Mission.

I am captivated by ocean, rivers, lakes.

This song holds the sense of awe that I feel each day as I breath deeply of fresh air and take in the beauty that surrounds me.

I originally wrote this song on Bowen Island in August of 2006. It became part of the 'trust' CD recording that came out 2008. That CD was nominated for Inspirational Album of the Year by the Gospel Music Awards of Canada.

In May of 2010 I led a Taize Evening Prayer Event up at the glorious Westminster Abbey of Mission. The acoustics in that space are so delicate and wondrous. Kevin Boese played acoustic guitar and I sang this song as an opening for the evening. Today we recorded the song just like that - acoustic guitar and voice - simple, spacious, open and mystical.

Here is an excerpt of the words.....

The mountains call

out to me

and they declare

through their beauty

of One who is

beyond all things

Giver of Life

Hope of my dreams

thanks to Debbie Klassen of Chilliwack for the amazing photo!