words and music by Craig Taubman, craignco.com
Commissioned in honor of
the HUC Rabbinic Ordination Class of 2008
"Take your shoes off" is a reference to Exodus 2:5, when God tells Moses to remove his shoes at what we call the 'burning bush.'
Lyrics:
Ev’ry second, ev’ry minute,
Ev’ry hour, ev’ry day,
Ev’ry thing, ev’ry one, ev’ry place, ev’ry way,
Where you walk, where you stand,
Where you love, where you praise,
All of life is holy ground.
Ev’ry he, ev’ry she, ev’ry what, ev’ry who,
It’s in her, it’s in them, it’s in me, it’s in you,
In the bitter, in the sweet, in the calm, in the storm,
All of life is holy ground.
CHORUS:
So walk as if it’s holy ground,
Breathe as if it’s all around.
Talk and make a holy sound,
Take your shoes off you’re on holy ground.
When you hurt, when you heal,
When you laugh, when you pray,
When you hold, when you keep,
When you give it away,
Ev’ry second, ev’ry minute, ev’ry hour, ev’ry day,
All of life is holy ground.
CHORUS:
BRIDGE:
We are one people, one story, one tapestry we weave.
One journey, one glory, one legacy we leave.
Ev’ry second, ev’ry minute,
Ev’ry hour, ev’ry day,
Ev’ry thing, ev’ry one, ev’ry place, ev’ry way,
Where you walk, where you stand,
Where you love, where you praise,
All of life is holy ground.
Can you feel the holy ground?
Take your shoes off…..
You’re on holy ground.