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I started out intending to write a song to sing for a house blessing, but this was one of those that took me to a different, deeper sense of “home.”

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Sanctuary

My heart sings a vision of a place that is to be:
a home and a solace – a sanctuary
where the green branches shelter my bed from the sky,
and the whispering summer wind sings its own lullaby.

The earth, in its sweetness, makes a cradle for my bed;
the birds of the forest stand guard ‘round my head
keeping watch through the darkness until morning’s light,
when, in song, the morning dove takes to flight.

And, when evening’s shadows linger on and trouble me,
when all earthly living now ceases to be,
still my home and my solace continue to be
in the shelter of heaven’s own canopy.

The Lord is my Shepherd, I shall not live in want.
By crystal clear waters he leads.
And my heart will find rest in pastures green,
and amid those who threaten me, he feeds.

And, yet, though I walk into the valley of my death,
he is with me and there is no fear.
Sure his mercy and goodness will still follow me.
In his house, my dwelling place is here.

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from Songs for the Journey Home, released September 1, 2019

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Christina Nordstrom Boston, Massachusetts

In addition to three solo albums (Songs for the Journey Home, Kids’ Songs, and North Stream) this collection written by Chris Nordstrom includes two projects and a single recorded by Earth Harmony: Field Work (Nordstrom, Ted Mello, Michelle Glidden), Earth Harmony Sampler (Nordstrom, Ted Mello, Ric Bailey), and Rock, Paper, Scissors (Nordstrom, Ric Bailey, Michelle Glidden, Bruce Joy). ... more

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