Your Song of Love - Fabing

This is a hymn about God's love.

It was written by American Roman Catholic Jesuit priest, liturgical music composer and author, Robert (Bob) Fabing in 1984, composed to honour the gift of love in our hearts, and dedicated to Mother Teresa of Calcutta: Fabing sang the song at her funeral in Calcutta and also in 2003 at her beatification.

It is set to an unnamed tune, also by Fabing. This has a 4/4 time signature. In the key of G, the first few notes of the melody are BB B_ Bd d_ c c_ AA A_ Ac c B B_ with accompanying chords G / Am / D / C / G.

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Examples

Singer and chorus, with guitar-led band - professional recording:

Singer with piano:

Singer with light orchestra - professional recording:

Folk group with guitars - recorded live (low-quality recording equipment was not kind to this group - but it show that the hym is still used by amateur groups):

Singer with MIDI keyboard:

Instrumental - piano:

Instrumental - guitar and keyboard led orchestra:

Lyrics

The lyrics are copyright so cannot be reproduced here. But they are currently available on this website. A rough outline is:

1. May your grace make me whole again.
May your eyes make me see again.
May your words make me hear again your song of love.
May your hands touch the poor again.
May your arms hold the sick again.
May your smile fill each heart again through who I am.

Chorus:
Your love within my heart, Lord,
holds me, heals me, brings me to myself,
like the North Star in the sky
brings me home into your light, into your love.

2. May your birth make me live again.
May your death make me free again.
May your life make me sing again your song of love.
May your feet walk the road again.
May your voice raise the dead again.
May your will call the storm again through who I am.

3. Let my tears wash your feet again.
Let my cloth wipe your face again.
Let my home give you rest again in those I see.
Let me give you your food again.
Let me shoulder your step again.Let me answer your call again in who I am.