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Sanctuary Song (A project to benefit Annunciation House, El Paso TX)

by Sanctuary Song Project (feat. Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno)

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All proceeds from sales of this digital track (and any other revenue from the Sanctuary Song Project) go to benefit Annunciation House, a 501(c)(3) volunteer organization that has been providing care, comfort, and advocacy to migrants, immigrants, and refugees in the border region of El Paso, Texas, since 1978. So if you'd like to give more than $1 for the track, please do, and we say thank you very much!

If you wish to donate directly to Annunciation House, please go to:
annunciationhouse.org/financial-donations -- Click on the “Make a Donation” PayPal button. Donations to Annunciation House are tax-deductible to the full extent of the law.

Sanctuary Song was written in memory of Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his almost two-year old daughter, Valeria, who drowned in 2019 in the Rio Grande River near El Paso, while trying to cross from Mexico into Texas. For more information about their journey, read Daniella Silva's article from June 26, 2019: www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/family-salvadoran-migrant-dad-child-who-drowned-say-he-loved-n1022226.

To watch the video for this song, please go to: sanctuarysong.com/videos/

lyrics

ENGLISH

Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez
His daughter, Valeria, almost two years
North from El Salvador, and on into Mexico
Heading for Texas, a life without fear

Father and daughter, drowned in the water
Arms round each other in reeds by the shore
Pray for the fathers, the mothers, the children
Pray for them all and for so many more

Oh, Sweet Jesus, hear our prayer, hear our prayer
Love is in the shadows, darkness everywhere
Shine your light, Sweet Jesus, on the tired and on the poor
On the homeless and forgotten seeking shelter on our shore

El Chaparral and Nuevo Laredo
Paso del Norte, Nuevo Leon
So many doorways to hope now are closing
All in the name of protecting our own

Oh, Sweet Jesus, hear our prayer, hear our prayer
Love is in the shadows, darkness everywhere
Shine your light, Sweet Jesus, on the tired and on the poor
On the homeless and forgotten seeking shelter on our shore

Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez
His daughter, Valeria, almost two years
Father and daughter, dead at the border
The end of their journey, the worst of their fears

Oh, Sweet Jesus, hear our prayer, hear our prayer
Love is in the shadows, darkness everywhere
Shine your light, Sweet Jesus, on the tired and on the poor
On the homeless and forgotten seeking shelter on our shore


SPANISH

Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez
Su hija Valeria de casi 2 años
Al norte desde El Salvador, luego por México
Rumbo a Texas, a una vida sin miedo

Padre e hija, ahogados en el agua
Abrazados entre cañas cerca de la orilla
Recen por los padres, las madres, los hijos
Recen por todos y muchísimos más

Querido Jesús, oiga nuestra oración, oiga nuestra oración
El amor está en la sombra, la oscuridad por todos lados
Que su luz brille, querido Jesús, en los cansados y los pobres
En los indigentes y olvidados buscando refugio en nuestra orilla

El Chaparral y Nuevo Laredo
Paso del Norte, Nuevo Leon
Tantas puertas hacia la esperanza ahora se cierran
Y todo en nombre de proteger a los nuestros

Querido Jesús, oiga nuestra oración, oiga nuestra oración
El amor está en la sombra, la oscuridad por todos lados
Que su luz brille, querido Jesús, en los cansados y los pobres
En los indigentes y olvidados buscando refugio en nuestra orilla

Óscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez
Y la pequeñita Valeria de casi 2 años
Padre e hija, muertos en la frontera
El final de su viaje, lo peor de sus miedos

Querido Jesús, oiga nuestra oración, oiga nuestra oración
El amor está en la sombra, la oscuridad por todos lados
Que su luz brille, querido Jesús, en los cansados y los pobres
En los indigentes y olvidados buscando refugio en nuestra orilla

credits

released December 8, 2021
Performed by Vivian Leva & Riley Calcagno (vivandriley.com); organ by Sam Kassirer

Recorded and filmed by Riley Calcagno and Vivian Leva

Co-Produced by Riley Calcagno, Vivian Leva, Jeff Claus, and Judy Hyman

Mixing Engineer: Sam Kassirer (samkassirer.com)

Mastering Engineer: Mike Monseur – Axis Audio (axis.audio)

Video Editing: Russell Yaffe and Riley Calcagno

Words and Music by Richard Fortmann © 2020 Richard Fortmann and Jeff Thomas

Publishing: BMI – Pym and Rosie Publishing

Recording and video completed and released - 2021

sanctuarysong.com

Special thanks to Free Dirt Records and Service Co. for all their help – freedirt.net

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