The Pleiades and Orion (John Michael Talbot)

He who created
The Pleiades and Orion
Turning darkness into
The light of the dawn
And darkens day into the night

Who calls from the waters
Renews the world in the falling rain
And who strides the height of creation
He is the Lord the God of Hosts by name

He formed the mountains
And created the wind
And through His Spirit
Declares His thoughts to men

He who created
The Pleiades and Orion
And who strides the height of creation
He is the Lord the God of Hosts by name

(Amos 5:8; 4:13)
 
Composer: John Michael Talbot (b. 1954)

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Sunrise / All Creation Waits (John Michael Talbot)

Sunrise in the morning
Let all creation greet the dawn
And praise the Lord who created
Brother sun to open our eyes

For all of us would be blind
If not for the light of our Lord

For all of us would be blind
If not for the light of our Lord

ALL CREATION WAITS
(Romans 8:19)

All creation waits in the morning
All creation waits
For the sons of the Lord
For the Lord will pour forth His Spirit
To bring forth the daughters
And the sons of the Lord

The flowers bloom
And the water will be flowing
The rocks will shout
And the birds will sing to the Lord

Then all the world will sing in jubilation
Brother sun will shine
In the light of the Lord
Will shine in the light of the Lord
Will shine in the light of the Lord

Sunrise in the morning
Let all creation greet the new dawn

Composer: John Michael Talbot (b. 1954)

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Hening [Silence] (Chrisye)

Kala malam tiada berbintang
Tampak redup wajah rembulan
Hening sunyi sangat mencekam
Desir angin pun tanpa suara

Kutermenung menatap alam
Kepasrahan semakin dalam
Jagat raya dan seisinya
Lukisan segala kuasa

Kehidupan di alam semesta
Mengagumkan dan luar biasa
Semakin kurasa keagungan ini
Karya ciptamu Tuhan

Embun pagi dan rerumputan
Hijau daun dan warna bunga
Kicau burung yang hinggap di dahan
Matahari bersinar terang

Dan semua ini semakin kurasa
Sebagai nikmat yang telah kauberikan
Takkan kulangkahkan kakiku lagi
Tanpa bimbinganmu Tuhan

Kala malam tiada berbintang
Kutermenung menatap alam
Hening sunyi sangat mencekam
Kepasrahan semakin dalam

Embun pagi dan rerumputan
Matahari bersinar terang
Kicau burung yang hinggap di dahan
Lukisan segala kuasa

Kehidupan di alam semesta
Mengagumkan dan luar biasa
Semakin kurasa keagungan ini
Karya ciptamu Tuhan

Background Information (Wikipedia, in Bahasa Indonesia)

Composer: Chrisye  (1949-2007)

Bio in English and Bahasa Indonesia

Sacred Creation (Rufino Zaragoza)

Refrain

Sacred the land, sacred the water,
sacred the sky, holy and true.
Sacred all life, sacred each other;
all reflect God who is good.

1. All praise be yours through Brother Sun,
bearing a likeness of you, Most High One.
Sister Moon and Stars who are precious,
splendid, ride your glorious sky.

2. Brother Wind and Air that pervades,
vary their moods to sustain all you've made.
Sister Water, useful and pure,
lowly, freely sharing her life.

3. Through Brother Fire you brighten the night,
strong and robust yet playful and bright.
Sister Earth, our mother who nurtures,
feeding, yielding flower and herb.

Final Refrain

Sacred the land, sacred the water,
sacred the sky, holy and true.
Sacred all life, sacred each other;
all reflect God who is good;
all reflect God, all reflect God.

Text: Based on "The Canticle of Brother Sun," by Francis of Assisi (1182-1226),
adapted by Rufino Zaragoza (1990)

Music: Rufino Zaragoza (1990)

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