We were excited at the opportunity earlier this year to make a family video of Mary Baker Eddy’s Mother’s Evening Prayer, set to our musical arrangement. It was featured in The Leaves Annual Meeting 2021, held online and available for replay.
You may notice that this was filmed shortly before our family grew even more, which made Mary Baker Eddy’s words stand out to us in a new light. We hope you enjoy it!
Sheet music can be found for this arrangement of O Gentle Presence/Mother’s Evening Prayer at Watchfire Music.
O gentle presence, peace and joy and power;
O Life divine, that owns each waiting hour,
Thou Love that guards the nestling’s faltering flight!
Keep Thou my child on upward wing tonight.
Love is our refuge; only with mine eye
Can I behold the snare, the pit, the fall:
His habitation high is here, and nigh,
His arm encircles me, and mine, and all.
O make me glad for every scalding tear,
For hope deferred, ingratitude, disdain!
Wait, and love more for every hate, and fear
No ill, –since God is good, and loss is gain.
Beneath the shadow of His mighty wing;
In that sweet secret of the narrow way,
Seeking and finding, with the angels sing:
“Lo, I am with you alway,” –watch and pray.
No snare, no fowler, pestilence or pain;
No night drops down upon the troubled breast,
When heaven’s aftersmile earth’s tear-drops gain,
And mother finds her home and heav’nly rest.
This is so special!! Thank you for sharing it with all of us!
Beautiful!
Your video just popped up in my email box. Would we be allowed to use the audio of this for our Sunday service in Sequim?
Thanks for your consideration,
Renee
Yes, by all means, thanks for asking!
We’d ask that it be clearly delineated that the words are by Mary Baker Eddy, and that the musical setting was written and performed by Jay and Tessa Frost.
Awesome musicians who show such reverence and Love. I love them, their music and their children- my grandbabies! Nonni
I’ve loved your work since my first exposure to it. The voice and accompaniment is always perfectly balanced! Thank you for this free-flowing thoughtful setting and arrangement.
Beautiful! The melody echoes the freedom and peace of the lovely outdoor scenes and your sweet family. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas to you all!
Gorgeous! So much love to you all!