Category Archives: Joy

Chalice of Love

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I offer love to you
from the chalice of the heart
doesn’t matter who you are
man or woman, rich or poor
black or white, young or old
I offer this chalice of love to you.

My heart spills over
with the joy of life
and fills the chalice
with wine so rich
join me in sipping
from this cup
getting drunk
on the ecstasies of love.

It’s the great mystery
how love heals all
but it’s true
I tell you now
with a drop of love
wounds can mend
with understanding
wars can end.

Accept this gift
graciously given
there’s no payment
this cup is free
all that I ask of you
is to receive it
and when you’re ready
please pass it on.

Pass this cup of sweet, sweet wine
from your hand to another
as we all drink from this chalice of love
One people, One heart.
*

~Sharon Lyn Shepard~
lyrics “Chalice of Love”
www.sharonlynshepard.com

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Illusions

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Illusions,
oh those illusions

Fear in its many forms
threatens our safety
harbors our anger
and alters our minds

Doubt stops us in our tracks
blankets our brilliance
veils our beauty
and stifles creation

Guilt overtakes us
fills us with sorrow
suffers us wounds
and closes our hearts.

Worry bleeds us dry
limits our options
smolders our passion
and steals our joy.

Illusions, oh those illusions
Why do we believe them?
Suffering pain
Closing our hearts
Giving up joy

Where lies our freedom
from all these illusions?

By opening our hearts
to find our wisdom and joy
Only then can we see clearly
through the illusions.

Illusions, silly illusions
Illusions, they’re simply illusions.
*
~ Harp Lyrics by Sharon Lyn Shepard ~
www.sharonlynshepard.com

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Stardust

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I awoke remembering myself as stardust
a sprinkle of joyous light
shimmering a path of light all around me.
in the midst of a rich dark sky.

I awoke remembering myself as stardust
free of dimensional bounds
in a playground spread across eons of time
roaming in childlike delight.

I awoke remembering myself as stardust
when I first arrived on this earth
choosing this form to create and expand
all I aspire to be.

I awoke remembering myself as stardust
to experience a myriad of things
then tossing the cloak of forgetfulness
before it could extinguish my light.

I awoke Knowing my Self as stardust
that had gathered into a Star
as a master creator of magnificent life
blazing radiant trails of Love.

I awoke Knowing my Self as stardust
playing in the here and now
I awoke Knowing my Self as stardust
in joyous physical form.
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Lyrics for the Harp by Sharon Lyn Shepard
www.sharonlynshepard.com

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Dancing On the Wings of Spirit

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Dancing on the wings of Spirit soaring thru the sky
Dancing on the wings of Spirit, we only thought we couldn’t fly.

Flying’s not a mystery saved only for our dreams
flying’s our reality, life’s not always what it seems.
On the breath of Spirit it’s joy that lifts our wings
taking us to new heights where everything sing.

No matter where life leads us there’s nothing we can’t face
so take your broken dreams and head for open space
nothing overtakes us when we’re soaring through the sky
life looks so different when we view it from on high.

To find your place in life just tip your stretched out wings
and glide with the current to see what it brings
maybe it’s an updraft to climb ever higher
or simply a gentle breeze pleasing our desires.

So let’s dance the dance of Spirit, glide on our wings on high
live life to its fullest and remember we all fly
dancing on the wings of Spirit soaring thru the sky
dancing on the wings of Spirit, we now know we can fly.
*

Harp lyrics by Sharon Lyn Shepard
www.sharonlynshepard.com
artwork by Josephine Wall

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Sing and Play

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Lift your voice and sing,
Let the praises ring.
Alleluia, sing and play.

Joy is in the air,
Feel it everywhere.
Alleluia, sing and play.

See delight in life,
Let go of toil and strife.
Alleluia, sing and play.

Open up your heart,
Let the feelings start.
Alleluia, sing and play.

Live your life with zeal,
Know that joy is real.
Alleluia, sing and play.
*

Harp lyrics by Sharon Lyn Shepard
www.sharonlynshepard.com

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Language of Love

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Words are not enough
for the language of love
words will never be enough
for the infinite presence of Love.

Words can never be enough
until Love speaks through our hearts
warm and kind, filled with compassion
with its gentle embrace.

Words can never be enough
until Love speaks through our joy
Love’s splendor knows no bounds
bursting forth with delight.

Words can never be enough
until Love speaks through our soul
Love’s wisdom flows pure and simple
guiding us with grace.

Words can never be enough
until Love speaks through our breath
the breath of life, breath of creation
breath of all-that-is.

Words can never be enough
until we dip into the well of Love
flowing with passion
flowing with beauty
flowing with infinite bliss.

Words are not enough for the Divinity of Love
Words can never be enough
because the infinite Presence of Love simply is…
Love simply is …
*

~Harp Lyrics by Sharon Lyn Shepard ~
www.sharonlynshepard.com

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Passages

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Passages of time, passages of words
Passages of people, pass by you and I.

Passages of doubt, passages of tears,
Passages of pain, they too pass us by.
All these passages move us through our lives.

Passages of trust, passages of strength,
Passages of courage, support you and I.

Passages of love, passages of peace,
Passages of solace, woven through our lives.
All these passages the fabric of our lives.

Passages of wonder, passages of dreams,
Passages of magic, enliven you and I.

Passages of laughter, passages of song,
Passages of joy spiral through our days.

Passages, all these passages.
All these passages are the splendor of life.
*
Harp lyrics by Sharon Lyn Shepard
www.sharonlynshepard.com
artwork by Kinuku Craft

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