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​Our Father

Breathing Prayer

 

Our father in heaven

Our father unseen

Our father, creator,

Holy is your name.

 

Your kingdom come

Your will be done

On earth as it is in heaven.

 

Give us this day our daily bread,

Forgive our sins

As we forgive those who sin against us,

And lead us not into temptations

But deliver us from evil.

For yours is the kingdom

And yours is the power

And yours is the glory

Now and forever more.

 

Words traditional, adapted by Rachel Chaplin

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Cleanse Me

Psalm 51

 

Have mercy on O God

According to your unfailing love.

According to your great compassion

Blot out my transgressions.

 

Wash away all my iniquity

And cleanse me from my sin.

For I know my transgressions

And my sin is always before me.

 

Cleanse me with hyssop

And I shall be clean.

Wash me

And I shall be whiter than snow.

 

Create in me a pure heart, O God

And renew a right spirit within me.

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Interlude I

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Like a Tree

Psalm 1

 

Blessed is the one who does not walk

In the counsel of the wicked

Or stand in the way of sinners

Or sit in the seat of mockers.

 

But her delight is in the law of the Lord

And on his law she meditates day and night.

 

She is like a tree planted by streams of water

Which bears its fruit in season

And whose leaf does not wither.

 

Not so the wicked,

They are like chaff that the wind blows away.

 

Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment

Nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous

For the Lord watches over the way of the righteous

But the way of the wicked will perish.

 

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He will cover thee

Psalm 91

 

He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High

Shall abide in the shadow of his wings.

He shall cover thee.

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Interlude II

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See Him

Mary’s song

 

See him in the manger

Swaddled in a cloth

Angel‘s words grown in flesh

Brought him to the Earth.

 

See him in the temple

Making Earth his home

Wisdom‘s child seated

Learning as he grows.

 

See him at the wedding

Heaven’s gifts at hand

John cleans with water

He will heal with wine.

 

See him on a donkey

Riding as a King

To the man of wisdom

Palms and stones will sing.

 

See him on the hillside

Swaddled in a cloth

Angel‘s words piercing flesh

Take him from the Earth.

 

Oh my heart, oh my soul

Tell how can this be?

Oh my heart, oh my Christ

Come again to me.

 

See him in the garden

Tending to the same

Though he’s hid from our eyes

Yet he calls my name.

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Words by Rachel Chaplin

 

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In Bethany

 

In Bethany she came to him

No more time for words to say I love you.

Soul to soul, deep to deep,

How to reach his heart to say I love you.

 

In Bethany she held her love

Tight inside her alabaster jar.

Time is now, death is nigh,

She breaks her precious jar to say I love you.

 

Is it a waste, or is it a beautiful thing?

Is it for fools, or is it the wisdom of kings?

 

In Bethany she cradled him,

Poured her love for everyone to breathe.

Shame to shame, eye to eye,

See the cost for her to say I love you.

 

Is it a waste, or is it a beautiful thing?

Is it for fools, or is it the wisdom of kings?

Will you draw back or can you breathe it in?

 

Give me your love before I die

Give me your tears before I cry

Give me your jar of life

Before the shadows cover me.

 

Words by Rachel Chaplin

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Interlude III

 

 

The Lord is my shepherd

Psalm 23

 

The Lord is my shepherd I shall not be in want

He makes me lie down in pastures green.

 

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He Leads Me

Psalm 23

 

He leads me beside quiet waters.

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In the Valley

Psalm 23

 

When I walk through the valley

of the shadow of death

I will fear no evil

For you are with me.

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Rachel Chaplin is an oboist, composer and teacher. She performs internationally with period instrument ensembles including the English Baroque Soloists, with whom she performed for the King’s Coronation. Rachel’s compositions combine her experience in classical music with a rich tradition of Christian worship, which she has practised in various forms throughout her life. Her music is contemplative and spacious, often striking in both its simplicity and beauty. Music from an Inner Space is her debut album. For more information and to keep in touch, visit www.rachelchaplinmusic.com, where CDs, vinyls, booklets & candles are also available to purchase.

Bandcamp: https://rachelchaplinmusic.bandcamp.com/

Instagram: @RachelEChaplin

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCj2oI0iM9BP1gLOTfeigNNw

 

Evi Dobner is a singer, songwriter, dancer and sacred artist. Currently co-leader of worship at the Lee Abbey Community in Devon, she was formally involved in worship direction at St Paul’s Hammersmith and before that in Budapest, where she was born and raised. Her most recent album is a solo collection of Hungarian lullabies Hamarosan. Her collaboration with Rachel has seen them release five music videos (recorded and filmed by her husband Elijah Dobner) and their debut album Music from an Inner Space.

Instagram: @dobner_illes_evi

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpmF9ZSPERTdj58GD99GbfA

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Based in London, Beatrice Philips is a much sought after chamber musician, soloist, and orchestral leader. In 2016 she founded the Eusebius Quartet with long-time chamber music colleagues with whom she has recorded quartets by Bartok, Haydn, Schubert, Korngold and most recently Elgar. In 2012 Beatrice founded her own Chamber Music Festival in Lewes, which has run every year since, attracting many eminent artists.

 

Sam Chaplin is a trumpeter, singer, composer and workshop leader. He directs the Choir With No Name in London - a choir for people who have been affected by homelessness.  www.samchaplinmusic.com

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Please come and say hi at the end and visit the Inner Space merch table.

All the items have been designed to encourage a contemplative listening experience.

 

Inner Space Album

Available on Vinyl and CD.

The album cover artwork features the painting ‘Hidden Places’ by the American artist Marissa Voytenko. You can read more about her work at marissavoytenko.com

 

Inner Space Candle

Made from 100% beeswax, this unique limited edition candle has been poured by hand at Quince Honey Farm in Devon. It was designed by Rachel especially for the album and is inscribed with the words ‘A beautiful thing’, a line from the song ‘In Bethany’.

 

Inner Space booklet

The beautiful handmade miniature booklet contains all the lyrics for the album, as well as short imprints of the music. The booklets were riso-printed on Munken paper, designed and produced by John-Henry Baker & Chris Little at Heath St Church Hampstead. Munken is a high-quality uncoated fine paper made in Sweden at a mill originally run by monks.