Name: Lament for Communion
Duration: P00H01M20S
Description: This song was inspired by the Prayer for Spiritual Communion in The Book of Common Prayer (2019) that was read weekly as part of Church of the Ascension's services during the COVID-19 pandemic when our church body gathered virtually for worship.

Lament for Communion

from We Are All Rough Drafts by Elise Massa

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This song was inspired by the Prayer for Spiritual Communion in The Book of Common Prayer (2019) that was read weekly as part of Church of the Ascension's services during the COVID-19 pandemic when our church body gathered virtually for worship.

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Instead of breaking bread, I break my spirit
and lay its fractured pieces at the cross.
Instead of drinking wine, I drink of sorrow,
lamenting what for granted now is loss.

When I cannot receive these sacraments of love,
I yet will still believe your presence here will come.
I unite myself to you, together with the saints.
O never let me be away from you.

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from We Are All Rough Drafts, track released May 10, 2020
vocal/guitar: Elise Massa
artwork: Gabi Burns, breadmaker

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Elise Massa Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Elise Massa is a singer-songwriter and director of music & worship arts in Pittsburgh, PA.

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