Chapel of My Heart by Erik Balkey

written for Connee Chandler

 

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In April of 2007, I commissioned an amazing young poet/folk singer/songwriter, Erik Balkey, to write a song inspired by my vision called The Shortcut from my book, A Gift of Vision.  I am thrilled with his results and feel Erik really captured the essence of the story told by my vision in the following song.  I hope you like it. Here is a link to that vision if you would like to read what Erik used as the basis of this song.

Erik has allowed me to make Chapel of My Heart available in streaming audio on this website.  If you want to get a copy that is in MP3 format, please contact me, at connee22@verizon.net.  For now, my arrangement with Erik is that you can pay me $1 for the MP3 and I will pass all the proceeds on to Erik until he has the song available on CD in the future that can be downloaded from iTunes.

If you have a person, family history or other story that you would like Erik to write a song for you about, contact him via his website, www.erikbalkey.com.  I highly recommend his work, having been inspired to commission him myself based on 5 great songs I had heard him perform recently that he wrote for other people.


Chapel of My Heart by Erik Balkey, copyright 2007, all rights reserved

I am discovering / there is another way
Into the heart I've found / I am chapel bound
Teacher's that I have / showing me the path
I put down the book / inside I look
And, 'tho it's dark in here / the heart's tunnel comes clear
A glowing ember spark / illuminates the dark
And, it's the deeper way / in my heart keep faith
To the knowing how / I am going down

She takes my hand / leads me with a candle
I find the darkest way / turns black to gray
'Tho the path is dim / I'll keep followin'
Then the place we go / is lined with gold
And, when the glory shines / in the heart we find
The treasures that we keep / are buried deep
And, it's the deeper way / in my heart keep faith
To the knowing how / I am going down

There is a path of heart / I'll find it in the dark
Also, a path of mind / filled with light
Either takes me there / my sacred place of prayer
My door to meditation / opens in
To the chapel of my heart / the chapel of my heart
My God their is a will / it's mystical
And, it's the deeper way / in my heart keep faith
To the knowing how / I am going down

I am discovering / there is another way
Into the heart I've found / I am chapel bound
 

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