"Something Beautiful" genre: Christian Easy Listening
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	A moving folk song depicting the possible thoughts that Mother Teresa might have had when she dedicated her life to God. A song about vocations.
	CD: Still the Same   Label: CCAN Music Group Credits: Written and performed by Susan Bailey; produced by Ron Zabrocki
	Story Behind the Song I was commissioned to write this song about Mother Teresa for a friend. He asked me if I would write a song about Mother's feelings about dedicating her life to God as a nun, both when she first made her commitment, and later when, as a nun, she embraced a new vocation, her life to the poorest of the poor. Mother's writings inspired me greatly as I researched this song and I was most impressed by her love for God. Writing the lyrics did not come easily (in fact I wrote the bulk of the song one month, and the rest several months later). Recording the song was easy - one take. I never dreamed, however, that Ron would put the beautiful and haunting orchestration to it that he did. Listening to it was a pure pleasure. The title of the song, by the way, is a common phrase that Mother used whenever she described work for the Lord. Lyrics Something beautiful for you Something beautiful for you, my Lord I offer you my life, oh my love My life for you outpoured There is nothing I can gie Just this love for you in me that lives Oh, my Jesus, I live for you. Something beautiful from you Something beautiful is in your call I hear it in my heart like a song To give to you my all Lord there is nobody else You alone, oh Jesus, are my spouse Oh my Jesus, I live for you. Oh Lord, I am merely a vessel for you To be filled and poured out for all And as I am emptied, such joy fills my heart For you loved me enough to have called Something beautiful for you Something beautiful for you, my Lord I sacrifice this life that I love To go and love your poor Every trembling hand I hold Every face I kiss is yours alone Oh my Jesus, I live for you Oh my Jesus, I live for you

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