
Still rising

This collection was the first to be professionally “produced” by the Magnificat Community in 1992 on CD and reissued in 2009.
It contains 11 passages, each introduced by a passage from Scripture or the writings of St. Augustine, the former read by Fr. Giuseppe Gioia and the latter by Susanna Bettelli.
The following is a list of the songs and their authors, all members of the Community: THE GOLD SEARCHER ( Raffaella Lisi); ONLY GOD REMAINS ( Claudia Giottoli); RAISE UP ANCIENT DOORS ( Raffaella Lisi); THE SICK SERVANT ( Claudia Giottoli); HOPE IN THE LORD ( Daniela Saetta); WHY I LOVE YOU ( Valter Ferrero); SPLEND ( Leandro Boi); COME LIVE WATER ( Claudia Giottoli); THE LIVING ( Daniela Saetta); CHRIST IS REALLY RISEN (Claudia Giottoli); LIVE THE LORD (Raffaella Lisi).
In the recordings the songs were performed by:
VOICES: Valentina Bettelli, Leandro Boi, Paolo Castellani, Claudia Giottoli, Guglielmo Fumi, Andrea Pieroni, Daniela Saetta, Moreno Tini.
INSTRUMENTS: Guitars: Valter Ferrero. Flute: Claudia Giottoli. Piano and keyboards: Raffaella Lisi. Violin: Paolo Castellani
ARRANGEMENTS AND VOCAL WRITING: Magnificat Community.
These are the mp3s of the songs:
Lyrics and chords for all the songs in the collection can be downloaded here.
Finally, the booklet of the CD published in 2009 can be downloaded here.