Here I Am (Ave Maria)

I asked that I might create a tool for you, so that you would be filled with spirit quickly and easily, simply by listening. Below are the words which came to me and that I set to Schubert's transcendent Ave Maria melody.

As I began to sing this song for you, I felt myself lifted into the light, where I stayed throughout, effortlessly. I believe that I fulfilled my intention to fully invoke spirit through song; I hope you will be able to feel the love and joy as you listen.

It is my hope that you will incorporate this song into your daily life, to listen to it when you are at peace every morning, but also to calm you when you are stuck in traffic, to remove your fear and doubt before an important meeting and to recover your peace after a difficult discussion, in fact, any time you need to feel the love and support which is there for you, always.

Because I want to make sure that everyone can own this recording, I am making the MP3 download available here, at no charge.

At first, I planned to release this as a single recording on a CD. But people who heard it had the same experience I did: once you hear it and feel it, you want to stay in that place and play it over and over.

I therefore constructed the CD so that it plays the song continuously for nearly an hour, so that you may experience it as a mantra for as long as it feels right: “Here I Am!”

Please join me in inviting the goodness and grace of spirit into your life every day, all day.

P.S. Please write to me about how this song has affected you, at carriehart@msn.com .

On June 16, 2006, I was sitting outside, relaxing on a hot summer night, when a new voice boomed out in my head: “Carrie”. And then it began to speak.

This voice was so strong and authoritative, stronger even than Quado, that I had to interrupt and ask: “Who is this?”

Well, that was enough for me, so I said, “Don’t go away!” and ran to get my journal, came back, settled down and said, “OK, start over, please.”

The message that came was one for me and Maureen Moss (www.maureenmoss.com), a wonderfully lifted and spiritual being who has become not only a great friend, but a kindred spirit in my quest.

The message I received was this: “You, both of you, are here to shine out with a brighter light and a higher frequency, enough so that you will lift millions of people to a higher level. Yes, the two of you will accomplish this. This is your higher intention and you have all the power you require to fulfill it.”

The recording I am presenting to you today is the first step in fulfilling that purpose.

I have been searching for a way to give you the benefits of a full meditative connection with spirit easily, quickly, and continuously throughout the day, because I know how many demands you have upon you and how difficult it is for you to set aside the time to meditate.

But music has great power to evoke an immediate response, and it came to me to record that most transcendent melody, Schubert’s Ave Maria, but with lyrics which would become a powerful invocation, a call to spirit.

Before I went into the studio to record this song, I became one with my intention: to create a tool for you, so that just by listening, you would be filled with spirit. And it was my desire and intention that this tool would not only work for you, my friends who have been traveling with me and Quado on this wonderful journey, but for everyone who heard this song.

Before I went into the studio, I called Maureen and asked her to hold me in the light throughout the recording session, and this she did. When I went into the recording booth, I was instantly bathed in love and light, completely filled with spirit and deeply connected to all that is. And then I sang.

Hillary Black is singing the high harmonies on the latin Ave Maria verse. She and Leslie Chew, who produced this song, are Stucco Rainbow. They are both singer/songwriters with a bit of a folk flair, wonderful lyrics and great music.

Go to their website www.stuccorainbow.com, listen to samples and purchase their new album, Blackbird.

This is my English lyric which precedes the traditional Latin verse on the recording.

"I got chills all over throughout the song and felt myself expanding; I was the Universe!" Peggy Infinger

"I love your CD. Yes, the song is exactly that...an invocation. A powerful one!" Kate Romero, Talent Manager (www.guardianangelmanagement.com) and Radio Show Host of Spiritual Hollywood (http://www.bbsradio.com/bbc/spiritual_hollywood.shtml)

"Absolutely beautiful!" Mary Keller

"When I listened to 'Here I Am,' I burst out into tears! I also listened to your song, "All I Have to Do is Believe" and I feel so touched, so touched." Edza Li, Hong Kong

"Thank you for your wonderful gift. One thing, though: You said you recorded it yourself, but it sounds as if you got an Angel to sing it for you." Colm McManus

"Wow, that song is so powerful! Tears are flowing and I feel myself lifting out of my body. I feel as if I am surrounded by a fleet of Angels. Thank you!" Linda

“I had chills and tears flowed freely as I listened to the recording. I feel energized and committed to stay centered in order to complete what it is that I have contracted to do in this lifetime. Your song will be a tool I plan to use to accomplish this goal.” Anna Salanti

"I just finished listening to it and tears of joy came into my eyes. Your rendition of the Ave Maria is a true blessing" Leonor Campbell

"I get chills listening to it and imagine the Holy Spirit is very pleased, indeed!!" Helen Torre

"I sang with you and the recording. It was hard to keep the tears back. Oh my -- what a great blessing to have this glorious energy flowing in my home and in my heart." Vivini

“I put your CD into my car stereo and drove to my destination, your song repeating like a mantra. The music opened and lifted my heart immediately, and by the time I arrived, I was overcome with tears of gratitude and joy. The sensation was indescribable – a state of bliss for simply being alive. You have, absolutely, helped me to raise my vibration to one of pure gratitude.” Kirby Gillispie