This is the well known Catholic prayer, Come Holy Spirit. I have my whole family singing on this one and my brother Mike also playing bass. We switch off singing lead - myself first, Mark next and then Mike.
I wrote this in the early 1990's during Desert Storm and after a conversation with my brother-in-law, Er4ic, t the time who was sent over there to fight.
This is a song about prayer.
Come Down
G-----------D-------------Am-----------Em------
Come down to your living room, Here I await you
G-------------CaddD----G----------------D--
Amidst velvet petals strewn on your…
This is a song about prayer.
Come Down
G-----------D-------------Am-----------Em------
Come down to your living room, Here I await you
G-------------CaddD----G----------------D--
Amidst velvet petals strewn on your…
This is about trying to follow Our Lord and that to be an authentic Christian one will often one's self going against the ways of the world.
Heart Of A Servant
No one wants to be a servant
Everyone wants to be in charge
No one wants…
My wife got me a mandolin for either Christmas or a birthday and I think this was one of the first songs I wrote on it.
My Father
Here in this foreign land
The Lord God takes my hand
One day - the Promised Land
And no more I’ll cry…
I wanted this song to sound like something Chris Isaak would do.
Crying
Intro:
Em C6 Bsus7 B7
Em C6 Bsus7 B7
Em------------B7---
Where are you now?
G-----------D#dim7
What can I do?
-----------Am…
This was written for my mother, Frances Lisney who died on 1/04/08. She was a saintly woman. The guitar is in a full D tuning.
Thanksgiving
Though it was the right time
We feel so alone
How the tears are burning
Our Lord has called you home…
This song came from prayer and is to give hope and encouragement to all who are having trouble moving forward due to their past.
Lift Up Your Head
Young lamb torn and bleeding
Caught in barbed wire, scared and alone
While…
The production of this song was influenced by Paul McCartney's song "Sing the Changes"
He Calls Me
I’ll climb rugged mountains
I’ll swim through the sea
I’ll walk hills and valleys
My Lord is calling me
Oh, He calls me,
Yes, He calls me…
This is a poem written by my late grandmother, Margaret Nina Hogan, written for her first daughter, Dolores. This was probably written in the early 1930's in England. My grandmother wrote a lot of poems throughout her life and i have put about…
This is the story of Abraham and Isaac and how this prefigures the Eternal Sacrifice of Jesus.
The Promise
Intro: ¾ Em D C G Cm G Am B7
Em D C G Cm G D Em…
The production of this song was influenced by Paul McCartney's song "Sing the Changes"
He Calls Me
I’ll climb rugged mountains
I’ll swim through the sea
I’ll walk hills and valleys
My Lord is calling me
Oh, He calls me,
Yes, He calls me…
This is the story of Abraham and Isaac and how this prefigures the Eternal Sacrifice of Jesus.
The Promise
Intro: ¾ Em D C G Cm G Am B7
Em D C G Cm G D Em…
moooooost excellent!! a very poetical,,polished musical,,, statement/testament, though i am perhaps of the same tempement as you,,, i find this piece quite stunning,,, well done r
FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED-EIGHTY
(HOW MANY KNOW?)
Nobody knows, nobody knows the pain You suffered
No one can know, can truly know the pain You suffered
The pictures show You hanging from The Cross
No marks but the five…
FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED-EIGHTY
(HOW MANY KNOW?)
Nobody knows, nobody knows the pain You suffered
No one can know, can truly know the pain You suffered
The pictures show You hanging from The Cross
No marks but the five…
FIVE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED-EIGHTY
(HOW MANY KNOW?)
Nobody knows, nobody knows the pain You suffered
No one can know, can truly know the pain You suffered
The pictures show You hanging from The Cross
No marks but the five…
Thanks Kendra for your comment from a year ago! There’s no way to respond on here other than to leave a comment in response and hope the person returns to hear the song and sees it.
I wrote this song a number of years ago - perhaps some time in the mid 90's and recorded it at the time on cassette tape. This is a new recording of it but produced like the original. It's about someone I knew who was mentally ill with some form…
Thanks Sandra - glad to hear you enjoy the songs. I will pray for your friends - Bradley was the man’s name. Sorry I couldn’t send this privately -as far as I know there is no way to respond other through another comment
I wrote this song after reading the book, Immanuel's Veins by Ted Dekker. At the end of the story the main character recalls the first verse of a hymn. I looked it up on the internet and learned that it is a hymn by an Englishman, William Cowper…
I recorded this to sound like something the early Beatles would have done. There are about ten Beatle songs referenced in it. My children (now all adults) were singing on this and I like the end where they can be heard laughing.
This is a poem by A. A. Milne from his children's book, WINNIE-THE_POOH. The musical setting and tune is my own. I just discovered that there is one more verse, so I'll probably record it again.
Hi Sandra - thanks for your comment. In answer to your question I had a forgotten I had found another verse to the poem, so, no I haven’t recorded more.it’s been a long time and I’ll have to re-learn how I played the song! I see that the third verse is about a chicken!
This a prayer given to St. Gertrude which I put to music a few years ago. If said devoutly it will free 1,000 souls from purgatory. Purgatory is where we go to get "cleaned up" if we aren't quite ready to be with God.
Eternal Father, I offer…
To Guest (73.54.63.16)
Thank you for your kind words. I will certainly pray for your son and mother. You can reach me by email at plisney1@aol.com if you'd like a Cd of the song
Well it's been awhile for me. Busy summer and a bit of creative block all around. I'm happy to share a song I wrote this weekend to reflect on how tough change can be when you're in the midst of it. So many in my life are in the midst of personal…
This a prayer given to St. Gertrude which I put to music a few years ago. If said devoutly it will free 1,000 souls from purgatory. Purgatory is where we go to get "cleaned up" if we aren't quite ready to be with God.
Eternal Father, I offer…
To Guest (76,230,60,205)
I will pray for all your intentions. Don't despair, Our Lord is kind and merciful and has already atoned for your sins and mine! Rejoice and be glad! He will see that your loved ones and all those your sins affected will have the grace to come to Him. Be at peace!
Paul
This a prayer given to St. Gertrude which I put to music a few years ago. If said devoutly it will free 1,000 souls from purgatory. Purgatory is where we go to get "cleaned up" if we aren't quite ready to be with God.
Eternal Father, I offer…
This a prayer given to St. Gertrude which I put to music a few years ago. If said devoutly it will free 1,000 souls from purgatory. Purgatory is where we go to get "cleaned up" if we aren't quite ready to be with God.
Eternal Father, I offer…
This is a demo of my latest song. I may keep it as the final or re-record it. I played the gutiar and sang it live and there is a mic pop/bump that is audible. i added the vocal harmony afterwards, of course. It's about growing up Catholic as…
Well, I'm almost on a roll now - this little love song was written, arranged, and recorded in just a week. I've been meaning to attempt something like this for years, just never got round to it.
I'd actually settled down to finally record a…
Next in the little pile of songs from the shoe-box. This one has the date 27th January 1994 written on it, but it's describing an episode from many years earlier when I was, I'm guessing, something like 12 or 13 years old.
I had to go to a…
Keyboards (bagpipes) performed by Starry Nightmoth. Lead guitar by George Harrison. Vocals and all other instruments performed by Gene Eric Mann. Thunder and rain by Mother Nature. Lyrics by John Lennon.
Jesus is my buddy
Jesus is my pal
I hold hands with Jesus
when I walk a troubled mile
He never will desert me
no matter what I do
So, won’t you come to Jesus
he’ll be your buddy too…
Comments on Paul Lisney's stuff
Oh, I'm liking this!
The link to your web site isn't working for me.
Beautiful. Voice, voices.
This is beautiful.
Lovely melodies!!
Pleasant vocals, nice strumming technique on that mandolin, love the bridge, beautiful melody.
Very pretty. I like the mandolin, and the refrain.
Love it! Well done
Love those harmonies.
You nailed it.
well done.
Great Family Effort. I like the way it bounces along.
How nice to be able to include your family.Love this. I'm a fan.
Wonderful - and I think it does its job too. Fabulous chorus.
I like this a lot.
I was in need of a wake up.....love the production on this...its very uplifting...much more than this morning java;)
Beautiful.
Oh yes. Fabulous.
I was listening to them in order, enjoying everything, and then suddenly this one kicked into action - quite woke me up :) Loving what you're doing.
moooooost excellent!! a very poetical,,polished musical,,, statement/testament, though i am perhaps of the same tempement as you,,, i find this piece quite stunning,,, well done r
Comments made by Paul Lisney
Thanks guest 9618245210. Can I ask how you came upon the song?
Guest (73.10.226.26 Thank you
Thanks Kendra for your comment from a year ago! There’s no way to respond on here other than to leave a comment in response and hope the person returns to hear the song and sees it.
Thanks Sandra - glad to hear you enjoy the songs. I will pray for your friends - Bradley was the man’s name. Sorry I couldn’t send this privately -as far as I know there is no way to respond other through another comment
Thank you, Sandra. Often when I read poems or prayers a melody comes right away, especially if it is an uncomplicated meter.
Thanks, Sandra!
Hi Sandra - that was my children! They helped sing and clap at the end of the song. They are all grown now ranging from late 20’s to early 30’s.
Hi Sandra - thanks for your comment. In answer to your question I had a forgotten I had found another verse to the poem, so, no I haven’t recorded more.it’s been a long time and I’ll have to re-learn how I played the song! I see that the third verse is about a chicken!
To Guest (73.54.63.16) Thank you for your kind words. I will certainly pray for your son and mother. You can reach me by email at plisney1@aol.com if you'd like a Cd of the song
A nice melody and good lyrics. Your style and voice remind me of Judy Collins!
To Guest (76,230,60,205) I will pray for all your intentions. Don't despair, Our Lord is kind and merciful and has already atoned for your sins and mine! Rejoice and be glad! He will see that your loved ones and all those your sins affected will have the grace to come to Him. Be at peace! Paul
To Guest 172.58.145.129: I will pray for her . We can say the St. Michael the Archangel prayer and St. Anthony's Blessing .
Guest (172.58.139.174) i will pray for you. Paul
Thanks, Rick! Glad you like it. Paul
Heartfelt lyrics - you can tell it came from real feelings, not just something made up. Paul
Nice production on this - powerful guitar sound. You sound American, not English! I've lived in the USA for 40 years and still sound English! Paul
Nice feel and a good vocal. Thanks for commenting on my song, Closer. Paul
Clever! I think a lot of work went into this one. Thanks for your comment on my song. Paul
Very unique! Nice harmonies and unusual presentationv. Thanks for your comment on my song. Paul
Reminds of something George winston would do. Very nice!