And Show Your Face To Me

Give Me Ears to Listen | Timothy R. Smith (Spotify)

Maui, Hawai'i

At Maria Lanakila Catholic Church, Lahaina, Maui, Hawai'i, is where I first heard the hymn "Give Me Ears to Listen" at Mass, and it spoke to me and I purchased it.

Marina, California (2019)

In my apartment in Marina, California, St. Michael the ArchAngel appeared and constituted a playlist for me from my own songs, whilst training me how to understand the songs - I failed miserably. He never said a word. He was about 7-10ft from me and facing the window whilst his head was turned obliquely towards me, to his left, as someone would look at another who is to their left and slightly behind. He could make changes on my phone and playlist from that distant and without being in contact with my phone, or without making any motion whatsoever with his hands. I saw no wings. Young man, yes. Wings, no.

One of the songs I had on my "Christmas Playlist" was "In the Bleak Midwinter". I really liked that song. It is no longer on Heaven's playlist because it is historically incorrect as The LORD Jesus Christ and His Mother, whilst I was seated in my car outside a library in Seaside, CA, appeared and revealed that Baby Jesus was Born On This Day [this is another song on their playlist and when it plays, it means it is someone's nativity, feast, solemnity, etc.][1], Nisan 1,

In spring. But St Michael the ArchAngel still made use of it. When I got stuck on his lesson he played "In the Bleak Midwinter" and left, meaning I was in bleak midwinter regarding the lesson. Amusing!

The first of these lessons was connecting a person to a song. For example "the Magnificat"[2] is "Mary's Song", "Nunc dimittis" or the Canticle of Simeon is the Song of Simeon or if you like, "Simeon's Song", the Benedictus, Canticle of Zechariah or "Zechariah's Song", etc. The mistake I was making was, for example, if I did something right and it was acknowledged as such, I wanted to return thanks by singing the Magnificat and he would would indicate with another song that I flunked, as he did by playing "In the Bleak Midwinter". It may seem obvious, but it wasn't to me. Then it dawned on me - of course, with Heaven helping - Oh, that is MARY'S SONG! Not my song! That was 2019, till now I still make mistakes. Mother - everything is very easy with her - later refined the songs' lessons and expanded my understanding.

Give Me Ears to Listen

These are the lyrics:

Whenever I got to this stanza "Give me words to speak and show your face to me", looking on Timothy R. Smith's picture above, I always felt as if someone was looking at me from behind those eyes, and while I thought I might see the LORD Jesus' real Face, with time, I begun to think that this was going to be the extent of the revelation, i.e., only knowing that someone was indeed peering from behind those eyes without them fully revealing themselves.

But now that the LORD Jesus Christ has truly appeared to me as He really is, the lyrics - which to me it was the LORD Jesus praying on my behalf - and my journey with Heaven are now even more significant. The incredible lines:

Let me be your servant; let me walk your way

Guide me on your path; give night the light of day.

Let me be a sure foundation, pure and strong

Let me tell of your salvation all life long.

Refrain:

Give me ears to listen. Give me eyes to see.

Give me words to speak and show your face to me

In silence, when you call me, let me hear your voice

Jesus, walk beside me; let my soul rejoice. When

winds and currents batter me, help me be sure

Give me courage from the storms when they occur.

Refrain

Last night, when I awoke I heard you call my name

You refreshed my soul; I felt your burning flame. Oh

strengthen me to bear my cross and walk your way.

Give me grace to comfort those with all I say

Refrain

Let me be your servant; let me walk your way

Guide me on your path; give night the light of day.

Let me be a sure foundation, pure and strong

Let me tell of your salvation all life long

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Endnote

Mother and Princess St Catherine of Alexandria present throughout this post, alternating between Mary's Song and The Servant Song.

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[1] Example: They played and I tweeted "Born On This Day" on December 8, 2024, Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Patroness of the United States of America. Since I have apparently not accompanied anything with this tweet, this could be an example of where they have played something that I have even tweeted, but I have not connected the purpose of their playing it.

[2] Does that mean we shouldn't use the Magnificat, Canticle of Mary? Of course not! Today the Magnificat is used during Vespers every evening.