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“The greatest challenge of the day is: how to bring about a revolution of the heart, a revolution that has to start with each one of us?”
Dorothy Day, 1897-1980

When my husband and I set out to write a song about Dorothy Day for Abbey of the Arts, we had to do a lot of research before we even began. When we found this quote we knew we had a title! Because she was the founder of the Catholic Worker Movement, a pacifist organization that works on behalf of the poor and homeless, the song cried out for a labor chorus feel.

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Refrain
We must bring about a revolution of the heart.
We must feed not just the body but the soul.
For the Gospel takes away our right to stand apart;
we must stand with all the poor and be made whole.

Verse 1
One brick at a time:
a pebble in a pond
causes ripples spreading everywhere from you.
One step at a time:
for each one of our deeds
spreads just like that. There is too much work to do.

Refrain

Verse 2
To love everyone,
our enemy and friend:
in an ever wid'ning circle 'round the earth;
to help everyone
to feed and clothe themselves,
for the poor and destitute all have their worth.

Refrain

Verse 3
And so, we must fight
and cry out for the rights
and the dignity of workers we employ.
For true love is full
of beauty and of grace,
understanding and perception; full of joy.

Refrain

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from She is Remembered: Women in Scripture, Women Mystics & Holy Women of Our Day, released August 15, 2022
Revolution of the Heart – Dorothy Day Written by David Ash | Harmonies & piano by Laura Ash | Vocals by Laura & David Ash | Percussion - Chaz Bommarito | © 2014 Laura and David Ash

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