Teresa of Avila 'Christ has no body' lyrics

[amers]

I don't know the lyrics to this song, but if you do find out PLEASE share
the results here. I'm a church musician and this would make a wonderful song
at communion or right afterwards. Without going into the usual thread about
what is or isn't folk music, I'll just add that I didn't think your post was
out of place :)

-Amy

[Wanderer]

I am looking for the lyrics of a song based on poetry from St Teresa Of
Avila. Christ has no body now but yours, no hands or feet but yours.
I apologize for the posting, knowing its not a folk song. I just didn't
know another place to ask.
Thank you for your fore bearance.
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Wanderer

[DMadden596]

>I am looking for the lyrics of a song based on poetry from St Teresa Of Avila:

Here they are!

Christ has no body now but yours.
No hands, no feet on earth but yours.
Yours are the eyes through which He looks
compassion on this world.
Yours are the feet with which He walks to do good -

Yours are the hands
With which He blesses all the world.

Yours are the hands - yours are the feet.
Yours are the eyes. You are His body.

Repeat the first part and end with :
Christ has no Body now on earth - but yours.

The chords are pretty simple - it is in the key of C. I got this out of a John
Michael Talbot songbook called "Praise, Prayer and Worship - 70 Songs of John
Michael Talbot", Sparrow Publications, 1987.

Donna

[amers]

WOOHOO! Even though I didn't post the original, THANKS Donna!

-Amy

[amers]

You don't happen to have an ISBN for the book or an address for the
publisher, do you, Donna? I would LOVE to learn this song.

Thanks,
Amy

[Linda J]

Wanna' add to its punch? Follow up with the refrain from the Methodist
Hymnal's 'Here I Am, Lord'.
It's a great combo, if I do say so myself.

[DMadden596]

Hi Amy!!

There is no ISBN on this book - but it is published by Sparrow Corporation. It
may be out of print - I have never seen it except this copy that I have, and
maybe at John Michael Talbot concerts - he is the one who wrote the music for
this version. I would check with Christian Book Stores (Sparrow is a big name
in Christian music) to see if it is in print, but he has put out a few books of
music, and it may be in any one of them. Catholic Book stores may be your best
bet for those music books...and if you really like this song you may like to
check out some of his CD's...

Let me know if you want me to send you a copy of it...

Donna :)

[Wanderer]

Thank you thank you thank you.. wanderer

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Wanderer

[amers]

Actually, we do "Here I Am Lord" every few weeks. I'm currently trying to
work out an interesting piano accompaniment to it...any suggestions would be
most welcome :)
Another song that would be good is "Be Not Afraid", although we do that one
a lot too.

BTW, for anyone still reading this thread....I contacted my music director
at church, and she's going to find the address for Sparrow Books. I realize
that this now comes more under the guise of religious music than "folk", but
if anyone's interested in the address (whenever I get it from her) lemme
know and I'll post it.

-Amy

[Andy Alexis]

You might also try one of the religous music publishers, such as the Oregon
Catholic Press, http://www.ocp.org.

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[Greg Baker]

I think I may have the address of Sparrow somewhere... I'll dig it up.

Our church band does "Here I Am, Lord" by Daniel Schutte quiet a bit; I
think if we could get the music for the St. Teresa piece, it might break the
monotony.

Greg Baker

Greg