Give Yourself to Love

[loveisadoughnut]

Give Yourself to Love
by Kate Wolf


Kind friends all gathered 'round
there's something I would say
that what brings us together here
has blessed us all today
Love has made a circle that
holds us all inside
where strangers are as family
and lonlieness can't hide


You must give yourself to love
if love is what you're after
open up your hearts to
the tears and laughter, and
give yourself to love
give yourself to love


I've walked these mountains in the rain
I've learned to love the wind
I've been up before the sunrise
to watch the day begin
I always knew I'd find you
though I never did know how
like sunshine on a cloudy day
you stand before me now


So give yourself to love
if love is what you're after
open up your hearts to
the tears and laughter, and
give yourself to love
give yourself to love


Love is born in fire
it's planted like a seed
Love can't give you everything
but it gives you what you need
Love comes when you are ready
love comes when you're afraid
it'll be your greatest teacher
the best friend you have made


So give yourself to love
if love is what you're after
open up your hearts to
the tears and laughter, and
give yourself to love
give yourself to love

Give yourself to love
if love is what you're after
open up your hearts to
the tears and laughter, and
give yourself to love
give yourself to love




You will never know love if you don't surrender to it and let you take you on it's sometimes very painful, sometimes very joyous ride.


Peace,
Nut

[poetgerri]

Hi Nut,

This is a beautiful poem

My favoite line:

Love will come when you're ready
when you're afraid

So true, so true
love comes whenever you surrender to it, call it into your life


I truly believe that surrendering to love is the only way out of the mess we have made of this beautiful planet.

PoetGerri

[loveisadoughnut]

Hi Gerri

I agree re: love being the only way out of this mess. This is actually a lovely folksong, sung by it's composer, Kate Wolf. I love it, it's one of my faves

I was able to find a cover of it on Youtube by a lovely young singer named Holly Hanson. Here's the link - enjoy

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVqIcB3ZxzI

[GiveInToMe]

That's a beautiful song...thanks for posting the lyrics ...I always miss some of it until I read it and is more beautiful than I thought!

[jacque]

This song is absolutely beautiful, Nut, and so true!

We can't be afraid of love and love IS the answer to the world's problems.

Thanks for sharing!
Jacque

[jacque]

Holly Hanson's interpretation of Give Yourself to Love is simply beautiful and beautifully simple. Kate Wolf's lyrics sound as if Michael is speaking to all of us! Thanks for finding this on YouTube and sharing it with us, Nut.

[loveisadoughnut]

You're welcome

[mirror4change]

Wow Nut- excellent

I was reading a post on another board I interact with and the topic was about love in essence. Most of them totally were missing the whole point- that it is all about love. One person went on about how in order to survive, we need to look at the world as it really is- embrace the harsh realities and so on. That all this love, love, love stuff just isn't going to cut it. What he totally doesn't grasp is that the world being energy- you need to embrace love energy and put that out in the world- that's how you change the world- the more you surrender to this concept the more love/positive energy you embrace and put back out into the world.

Great message again Nut- thank you