Canyon songs

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days In a remote canyon in northern New Mexico the early morning stillness is broken by voices chanting praises to the Lord. And thus begins the daily cycle in the Godcentered life and search of the Benedictine monks at the Monastery of Christ in the Desert.Seeking God is a monastic tapestry. The daily life of the monks is interwoven with the seasonal changes and celebrations and the candid words of the monks as they speak of their life their hopes and doubts their hardships fears and joys their prayer. Weaving this tapestry together are the hauntingly beautiful chants songs of praise and reverence that echo through the darkness before dawn throughout the day through the solemnity of Vespers in the evening and Compline at night. The majestic beauty of the environment captured in every season reflects a peace and tranquility that becomes an integral part of this monastic tapestry. The high red rock walls of the canyon where eagles fly cradle the valley whose stillness is broken only by the flowing waters of the Chama River and the winds that occasionally funnel through. Seeking God presents the ongoing process of the monastic way through the words and activities of these Benedictine monks as they move through the day and through the seasons in their search for God through prayer work study and song. Features Summary In a remote canyon in northern New Mexico the early morning stillness is broken by voices chanting praises to the Lord. And thus begins the daily cycle in the Godcentered life and search of the Benedictine monks at the Monastery of Christ in the Desert... Author Jean Janzen Publisher Good Books,U.S. Release date 19861218 Pages 120 ISBN 0-934672-38-5 ISBN 13 978-0-934672-38-2

This item is sold brand new. It is ordered on demand from our supplier and is usually dispatched within 7 - 15 working days Hayden Carruth, one of the most acclaimed poets of our age, lives his music-finding the perfect low tones of terrible loss and high riffs of family and friendship. "Carruth keeps getting better."-"The New Yorker" "Carruth's new poems are, essentially, songs of praise and celebrations of beauty; for all the real anguish and pain they record, they remain enactments of a fundamental attitude of faith and wonder."-"Times Literary Supplement "(London) "The elegiac gravity of 'Dearest M-, ' on a daughter's death, refuses to release us until its final syllable."-"Library Journal "(starred review) Features Summary Now in paperback Carruth's most recent, prize-winning book. Author Hayden Carruth Publisher Copper Canyon Press Release date 20030801 Pages 135 ISBN 1-55659-193-4 ISBN 13 978-1-55659-193-8