Stay, Dear Lord (Junkmail Rosaries)

Collaboration on lyrics with Rose Vinh. Junkmail Rosaries version. Me on vox and guitar, Maggie Garza vox.

CHORUS
Stay, dear Lord, please stay
with those who wake or weep.
Stay, dear angel, stay,
And watch us while we sleep.


Tend your sick ones,
Rest your weary ones,
For your love’s sake.
For your love’s sake.

Bless your dying ones
Soothe your suffering ones
For your love’s sake
For your love’s sake

CHORUS


Shield your joyous ones
Fill your hungry ones
For your love’s sake
For your love’s sake

Shelter your humble ones
Strengthen your peaceful ones
For your love’s sake
For your love’s sake

CHORUS

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To hear an earlier, bottleneck slide guitar version, click here.

Kyrie (Junkmail Rosaries)

Mr. Mister 1985. Arranged by the Junkmail Rosaries: Chris Baker, vox & gutbox git; Maggie Garza, harmony vox.

Sing Of Mary, Pure And Lowly (Junkmail Rosaries)

Sing of Mary, pure and lowly,
Virgin mother undefiled,
Sing of God's own Son most holy,
Who became her little child.
Fairest child of fairest mother,
God the Lord who came to earth,
Word made flesh, our very brother,
Takes our nature by his birth.

Sing of Jesus, son of Mary,
In the home at Nazareth.
Toil and labour cannot weary
Love enduring unto death.
Constant was the love he gave her,
Though he went forth from her side,
Forth to preach, and heal, and suffer,
Till on Calvary he died.

Glory be to God the Father;
Glory be to God the Son;
Glory be to God the Spirit;
Glory to the Three in One.
From the heart of blessed Mary,
From all saints the song ascends,
And the Church the strain reechoes
Unto earth's remotest ends.


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Traditional Marian hymn arranged by The Junkmail Rosaries. Chris Baker on vox, guitar, and thumb shaker; Maggie Garza on vox.

Today is the Feast of the Holy Name of the BVM.

For the Feast of the Nativity of Our Blessed Virgin Mary

Hail Mary, Hail Mary
There’s never been a woman so blessed
Hail Mary, Hail Mary

Hail Mary, Hail Mary
More blessed than all the rest
Hail Mary, Hail Mary

Hail Mary, Hail Mary
You carried the world’s greatest prize
Hail Mary, Hail Mary

Hail Mary, Hail Mary
Your womb held our Lord Jesus Christ
Hail Mary, Hail Mary


Hail Mary, Hail Mary
We sinners now need you to pray
Hail Mary, Hail Mary

Hail Mary, Hail Mary
And pray on our dying day
Hail Mary, Hail Mary

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Junkmail Rosaries. Me singing and playing bottleneck acoustic archtop guitar, and Maggie singing and playing pandeiro.

Introducing The Junkmail Rosaries: Prayin'

prayin’
always prayin’
I’m down on my knees
looking up at Calvary
I’m prayin’

prayin’
always prayin’
there’s joy in my soul
only he can make me whole
I’m prayin’

there’ll be days I may fall
there’s no need to fear at all
there’ll be nights when I’m weak
I’ll keep prayin’ incessantly

prayin’
always prayin’
even in the darkest night
I know that there’ll be light
I’m prayin’

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The Junkmail Rosaries are me on vox and guitars and Maggie Garza on vox and percussion. This song is a reworking of Waitin'.
Call it our first single.