The songs
THE SONGS
Öppna ditt hjärtas dörr (Open the Door to Your Heart)
Love’s greeting to us all, an invitation to sweep away all the debris that has accumulated in front of the door so it can be opened, and the treasures of the heart will be revealed.
Hör min bön (Hear My Prayer)
The choir sings a prayer that Hope has not yet formulated or that she cannot say. Hope’s sense of longing is strong, but she is not sure whether God is there for her, because in her roller coaster life he disappears when she suffers.
Se dig om (Look Around You)
Faith is full of confidence and trust, and she can see how close Hope has come. She is only a prayer away from the Answer.
Jag tror, längtar och vill (I Believe, I Long, I Desire)
Hope is struggling with the simple, fundamental questions, how do you listen to your heart? Which of all the voices inside is the right one?
Om (If)
To Faith, this is as easy as swimming for a person who knows how to swim, while to a person who cannot, it is nothing short of a miracle that the person who can swim does not sink like a stone. Hope twists and turns every question in search of the Truth.
Vila på en bädd av kärlek (Rest on a Bed of Love)
Love and Faith are singing about how wonderful it is to be near the divine, while Hope is only okay if she is cared for completely.
Du är hos mig (You Are With Me)
Faith is not afraid of hardship or adversity. She knows that she is looked after and protected.
Leva för dig (Living for You)
Hope is thrown between joy and despair, from incredible intimacy to exhilaration to abandonment and a sense of being a total failure. She asks for being filled with love (instead of asking for help to see the Light that offers strength and guidance in the darkest moments).
Stanna hos mig (Stay with Me)
Love answers Hope that things are not the way she thinks they are. He is always by her side even when she turns away. Hope can’t hear him. This shows a new aspect of Love.
Gud vill ge dig allt (God Wants to Give You Everything)
The choir are unable to restrain themselves. Away with all this doubt! They ask the fundamental question: Do you want it all?
Jag ropar på dig (I Am Calling You)
Love’s pain is that Hope does not hear him, that Faith does not listen to him. He, who is prepared to give them everything, is standing there with his gifts, longing for them to come to him. Because of Love’s immense love, he shares everything with them, even when they turn away. He cannot leave them; they are part of him. Until now Faith has seemed like the one who made it, the one who is full of trust and confidence. Love reveals another side of Faith.
Benådade ögonblick (Moments of Grace)
Oh, these golden, wonderful moments when we travel within the Light! But most of the time we are more or less far away. The problem is that we insist on pretending that we are surrounded by Light. Without its redeeming, loving influence life is lived from the outside in, instead of from the inside out. Perhaps all that which appears to be fulfilled and self-evident, as it is for Faith, is nothing but an empty façade.
Saliga (The Blessed)
Faith’s self-righteousness comes to the fore. But she is unaware of it. She is only happy to be among the saved, chosen people, a servant of the Lord, who will communicate the word of God among the heathens. And the elite that Faith claims to belong to presumes to know what God wants. Not only have they found and followed the Inner Path, they know which are the RIGHT steps to take and they walk at a STEADY pace! Faith mentions those who belong in Heaven (she is absolutely certain about who they are) and, naturally, she is one of them. But whom are Faith talking about? Do these people actually exist? Who are included among these chosen people?
Men jag då? (What About Me?)
Hope realizes that she is not among the chosen, so what happens to her? Is she not His child too? Would he shut her out? Now Hope calls from the bottom of her soul, “It cannot be so! Or is it so?” What IF it is so, what is left for Hope?
Himmelriket (The Kingdom of Heaven)
Love embraces all. Hope longs for the other side of Life, because this side is so hard for her. Faith, who has been upset by Hope’s despair, hears Love’s plea and repeats it thoughtfully. These words remind her about how simple it is to be close to God and listen to His voice. Everyone is equally wonderful there. No one is better or less worthy.
Hjälp mig! (Help Me!)
Hope breaks down. If Love is so certain he must help her! Love, who has remained at Hope’s side since time immemorial, who has supported her when the burden is too heavy, gives her the key, the words she has been waiting for.
Underbar i nåd (Wonderful Grace)
Joy blossoms and gratefulness take flight.
Hitta hem (Finding the Way Home)
Hope describes the miracle: When she finally reached out, hesitatingly and timidly, the other hand was already there. She realised that His hand had been waiting for a long, long time to take hers.
I ljus i mörker (In Light in Darkness)
Love speaks to Faith and Hope, and through them to us all. We have come full circle; the homecoming is secured. There is a Path, an inner Path that leads to Heaven. It is hard to find, and walking along it is not easy, but it is the only choice for those who have once been close. The Path begins in and leads through your heart. Open the door to your heart and follow Love along the Inner Path.
Slå hjärta slå (Beat My Heart, Beat)
Never stop in bitterness and barricade your heart. Leave the past behind, and allow hope and the joy of life to prevail.