Songwriters Write Out Lyrics to Help Raise Funds for School, Well Child Clinic, and Women’s Social Enterprise
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The auction begins on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 8:30 PM/CT and runs until Friday, Nov. 14 at 8:30 PM/CT. 100% of the proceeds will go to the project. Once the auction goes live, buyers can find the lyrics easily –just enter the item number of the lyric you want to bid on in the ebay search site.
“After my mother-in-law’s death in 1988, a school was founded in a rural community of Ecuador and named for her-- Escuela Anne Stevens,” said Marcus Hummon, Grammy-award winning songwriter and husband of Rev. Becca Stevens, founder of CCJ. “Since opening the school, a well child clinic and a women's social enterprise have also been established to create lasting changes in the community. Several years ago, we dug the only functioning well for the community.”
Hummon’s wife is also Chaplain of St. Augustine’s at Vanderbilt University, founder of Thistle Farms & Magdalene, and author. Rev. Stevens adds, “We are grateful to the songwriters who donated lyrics to this campaign. These songs powerfully connect us to each other, to places and memories that move us, in joy or in sorrow. Whether it is a country road or a broken road, they remind us that between heaven and earth it’s all sacred ground.”
These lyrics are all signed by at least one of the songwriters (co-writers and recording artists are also named but did not sign unless so indicated):
"Homegrown Honey”
Written by Darius Rucker
Recorded by Darius Rucker
Signed by Darius Rucker
Ebay item number: 331362501504
“Stealing Cinderella”
Written by Chuck Wicks
Recorded by Chuck Wicks
Signed by Chuck Wicks
Ebay item number: 331360481073
“Make It Love”
Written by Marcus and Levi Hummon and Andrew Dorff
Recorded by The Hummons
Signed by Levi and Marcus Hummon
Ebay item number: 331363243328
“Bless the Broken Road”
Written by Marcus Hummon, Jeff Hanna, and Bobby Boyd
Recorded by Rascal Flatts
Signed by Marcus Hummon
Ebay item number: 331363263438
“Angel Flight”
Written by Radney Foster and Darden Smith
Recorded by Radney Foster
Signed by Radney Foster
Ebay item number: 331362510470
“Sam Stone”
Written by John Prine
Recorded by John Prine (1971) and by Johnny Cash (2005)
Signed by John Prine
Ebay item number: 331363036356
“We Will Stand”
Written by Russ Taff, Victoria Taff, and James Houlihan
Signed by Russ Taff
Ebay item number: 331362481882
For more information on the Center for Contemplative Justice, please visit http://www.staugustineschapel.org/ministries/center-for-contemplative-justice/.