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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.

Below is the list of songs and their authors, all members of the Community: THE GOLD DIGGER ( Raffaella Lisi); ONLY GOD REMAINS ( Claudia Giottoli); LIFT UP ANCIENT DOORS ( Raffaella Lisi); THE SUFFERING SERVANT ( Claudia Giottoli); HOPE IN THE LORD ( Daniela Saetta); BECAUSE I LOVE YOU ( Valter Ferrero); SPLEND ( Leandro Boi); COME LIVING 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:

The prospector
Only God remains
Arise ancient doors
The suffering servant
Hope in the Lord
Because I love you
Shine
Come living water
The Living
Christ is truly risen
Long live the Lord

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.

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