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Libations

from Mount Zion by Fr. Joseph Gill

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The opening chord of this song was invented by Mike Silloway on a classical guitar in a small upper room off of Via San Paolo in Assisi. I liked the sound of it so I decided to write it into a song. It was only fitting that since I was in Italy, I used the imagery of olive oil and grapes, the two staples of Italian diet.

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Libations

An olive growing on the tree
Is picked and trampled down by Thee
The oil of gladness flows to the earth
The olive crushed brings forth new birth

Unless a grain falls down and dies, it remains but a single grain.

I am being poured out like a libation
Emptied from the inside, that I may be filled again
With Your Holy Spirit, fill my soul to overflowing
With Your Holy love…I am Your libation.

You tread the winepress of my soul
I pray Your wine will make me whole
Libations poured for thirsty men
Use me to make them whole again.


I will become a living sacrifice if
You will become my one and only prize that
The world may be transformed by living in Your light.

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from Mount Zion, released March 1, 2008

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Fr. Joseph Gill Stamford, Connecticut

Born in 1984, Joseph Gill grew up in a musical family. His father taught him piano from a young age, and his mother often sang in the church choir. He began writing songs very young, honing his skill further when he received his first guitar. After his conversion, he dedicated his life and his songwriting to the Lord. Fr. Joseph Gill was ordained a Catholic priest in May, 2013. ... more

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