WITHOUT YOU, O LORD
A modest little song about yearning for God and nostalgia for inner peace.
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Text and music by Fr Peter Gonsalves, SDB; sung by Ella Castellino Attai; taken from 'The Peter Gonsalves Collection', produced in 2012 by Tej-Prasarini, Don Bosco Communications, Matunga, Mumbai 400019, [email protected] / [email protected]
To download a copy of the sheet music visit: www.petergonsalves.in
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Lyrics:
Without You, O Lord, I cannot do anything.
Without You, O Lord, I am a snail.
In my shell, all day,
Blaming it on destiny.
As worthless and as meaningless
As dust that flies away.
I need you, Lord and I want you!
I need Your love, deep inside!
I need the joy and the peace
That You alone can give to me.
Without You Lord, I’m nothing at all.
Without You Lord, I’m nothing at all.
Without You, O Lord, I cannot do anything.
Without You, O Lord, I am a stone.
On the street I lie just another entity.
Not even good enough to be noticed by the passers-by.