i miss the monks singing lullabies

Jackson Browne's "The Barricades of Heaven"

Uploaded to YouTube by Hanswuerstle88


Running down around the towns along the shore
When I was sixteen and on my own
No, I couldn't tell you what the hell those brakes were for
I was just trying to hear my song

Jimmy found his own sweet sound and won that free guitar
We'd all get in the van and play
Life became the Paradox, the Bear, the Rouge et Noir
And the stretch of road running to L.A.

Pages turning
Pages we were years from learning
Straight into the night our hearts were flung
Better bring your own redemption when you come
To the barricades of Heaven where I'm from

All the world was shining from those hills
The stars above and the lights below
Among those there to test their fortunes and their wills
I lost track of the score long ago

Pages turning
Pages we were years from learning
Straight into the night our hearts were flung
Better bring your own redemption when you come
To the barricades of Heaven where I'm from

Childhood comes for me at night
Voices of my friends
Your face bathing me in light
Hope that never ends

Pages turning
Pages torn and pages burning
Faded pages, open in the sun
Better bring your own redemption when you come
To the barricades of Heaven where I'm from.
Better bring your own redemption when you come
To the barricades of Heaven where I'm from.

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Da Pacem by John Muehleisen performed by Vox Reflexa

Uploaded on Apr 12, 2011 by Benjamin Geier

The following is Da Pacem written by John Muehleisen (b. 1955). This performance was part of Vox Reflexa's "Lenten" program performed for the Saint Louis Abbey Church in the Sping of 2011. The vocal ensemble Vox Reflexa meaning "Echo", strives to present at the highest level, contemporary polyphony rooted in western medieval tradition. The ensemble has been heralded as "[a] balanced group of beautiful voices that brought the audience to its feet several times. The concert was a rousing success for all concerned. (Journal and Courier, 2010)" The members of Vox Reflexa are young professionals and alumni of the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University who hold advanced degrees from the finest institutions from the USA, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. The ensemble was founded in 2009 by Benjamin L. Geier and is based in Bloomington, Indiana, USA.

Shannon Love, soprano

Da Pacem

Da pacem, Domine, in diebus nostris

Quia non est alius

Qui pugnet pro nobis

Nisi tu Deus noster.

Da Pacem

Give peace, o Lord, in our time

Because there is no one else

Who will fight for us

If not You, our God.

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Dona Nobis Pacem

Uploaded to YouTube by backwatermusic·

Finley and Pagdon

Traditional song of peace, used for centuries in the Catholic Church in Latin... 

translation: Give Us Peace. This is a canon commonly sung by vocal choirs.