Acknowledgements:
Musicians: Carmel Charlton: Vocals, backing vocals,
acoustic guitar and piano
Toni Italiano: Bass, drums, percussion, electric guitar and
backing vocals
Emma West: Cello
James Webb: Didgeridoo
Cliff Sequerah: Piano
Recorded and mixed by Toni Italiano
at Pet Rock Studios, Kiara, WA
CALLING MY NAME
Words Sr. Emilie Cattalini RSJ - Music Carmel Charlton
Calling my Name reflects on Mary MacKillop’s spiritual
relationship with the Australian land and its people.
Great Spirit of this southern land
Weaving, wandering desert tracks
Prints on stone-walled caves
Patterns on the plains.
Great Spirit of the human heart
Fanning fires of joy and love
Dreams of peace and hope
Words of trust and strength
Chorus
You have shaped our earth,
Shaped our land, you shape it still
Come shape our hearts, shape our lives
You have walked our land, walked in our shoes,
Dance in our hearts, dance as you will.
Great Spirit of the soul’s deep call
Fiery flame in Mary’s heart
Keeping keen this battler’s dream
Tracing our own life’s way
Great Spirit of the Southern Cross
Singing secrets through the scrub
Seeds of faith and growth
Calling each one by name Chorus
Chorus
You have touched our eyes,
Our ears, you touch us still
Come touch our hearts, touch our lives
You have walked our land, walked in our shoes
Dance in our hearts, dance as you will
Dance in our hearts, dance as you will
Dance as you will (Great Spirit of this
southern land)
Calling my name (dance as you will)
Great Spirit of this southern land (calling
my name)
(Dance as you will) Great Spirit of this
southern land
Oo oo
Calling my name (dance as you will)
Great Spirit of this southern land Oo oo
Calling my name
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OLD RUGGED CROSS
George Bennard
On a hill far a - way stood an old rugged cross
The emblem of suffering and shame
And I love that old cross where the dearest and best
For a world of lost sinners was slain
Chorus
So I’ll cherish the old rugged cross
Till my trophies at last I lay down
I will cling to the old rugged cross
And exchange it someday for a crown
O that old rugged cross, so despised by the world
Has a wondrous attraction for me;
For the dear Lamb of God left His glory above
To bear it to dark Calvary Chorus
To that old rugged cross I will always be true
Its shame and reproach gladly bear
For he’ll call me someday to my home for away
Where his glories forever I’ll share Chorus
I will cling to the old rugged cross and exchange it someday
for a cross
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IRISH BLESSING
Chorus Lyrics: Trad Verse Lyrics: Carmel Charlton Music:
Carmel Charlton
Not much time to say goodbye
So be-fore you leave I pray
That this Irish Blessing
Will touch your heart
And speed you on your way
Chorus
May the road rise up to meet you
And the Wind be always at your back
May the Sun shine warm upon your face
And the rain fall soft upon your fields
May the road rise up to meet you
And the wind be always at your back
And until we meet again
May God hold you in the palm of his hand
More than silver, more than gold
Is the treasure of a friend
And as you journey on your way
This blessing with you I’ll send
Chorus
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PENOLA SCHOOL
Sr Emilie Cattalini RSJ & Carmel
Charlton
Let me take you on a journey
Back to old Penola school
Where children came from near and far
To learn the golden rule
Some would come by *shanks’s pony
Or in the old spring cart
They would rise at break of day
To be in time for school to start
Chorus
I can hear the school bell ringing
Come rain or shine
Where Mary came to help the poor
Her sisters by her side
The school was but a stable
That was hastily repaired
Where children learned to read and write
Where hopes and dreams were shared
Each would come to be encouraged
As their families battled on
They learnt to trust the God of love
Then be mates to lean upon
Chorus
Penola, town of destiny
Where Mary’s work began
Reaching out to those in need
Guided by the Master’s hand
Repeat verse 1 and chorus
*Shanks’s pony means ‘to walk’
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