"Fiat" Music Video
Inspiration:
This song was inspired by a pilgrimage to the Holy Land that my family was blessed to make in 2005. We had the incredible opportunity to walk where Jesus walked, and to visit so many places that were familiar to Him on this earth.
I was struck by the incredible symmetry between Our Lord and His Mother. We visited the Basilica of the Annunciation and the Garden of Gethsemane, and I realized the beautiful union of the two Hearts, the Sacred and the Most Sorrowful and Immaculate, in saying “yes” to the will of the Father. My own prayer is to grow in surrender, to be able, with His grace, to say Fiat – Let it be done to me.
Lyrics:
This song was inspired by a pilgrimage to the Holy Land that my family was blessed to make in 2005. We had the incredible opportunity to walk where Jesus walked, and to visit so many places that were familiar to Him on this earth.
I was struck by the incredible symmetry between Our Lord and His Mother. We visited the Basilica of the Annunciation and the Garden of Gethsemane, and I realized the beautiful union of the two Hearts, the Sacred and the Most Sorrowful and Immaculate, in saying “yes” to the will of the Father. My own prayer is to grow in surrender, to be able, with His grace, to say Fiat – Let it be done to me.
Lyrics:
~*verse one*~
A young girl, just fourteen years old,
Unaware that she’d been chosen from the moment of her birth,
Was greeted by an angel of love. On her choice hinged the salvation of all men.
With her “Yes,” she’d be embracing a cross,
Her heart would be pierced by many swords.
Yet the blood of her heart would flow into the Heart of a Savior,
Who would pour it out to deliver a world without hope. So she prayed:
~*chorus*~
Let it be done unto me. Holiest of Lords, You’re all the strength that I need.
I won’t try to do it my way, not my will but Yours be done.
Every fiber in me cries, “FIAT!”
~*verse two*~
The Son of the Living God, bent in agony,
Aware of His burden, the weight of the sin of all men.
That same angel of love was His silent reassurance,
As He wrestled with His own humanity.
With His “Yes,” He’d be embracing a Cross,
His heart, His hands and feet, His side would be pierced.
Yet, He knew that only His own blood could wash the stain of sin away.
His pure sacrifice would open the way to eternal life. So He prayed: (chorus)
~*chorus*~
Let it be done unto me. Holiest of Lords, You’re all the strength that I need.
I won’t try to do it my way, not my will but Yours be done.
Every fiber in me cries, “FIAT!”
~*bridge*~
The Mother and the Son, united by their silent suffering:
A pure unblemished Lamb, an Immaculate Heart.
You loved me so much that You’d make that same choice again and again.
Help me too as I strive to walk this narrow road. My heart prays:
~*chorus*~
Let it be done unto me. Holiest of Lords, You’re all the strength that I need.
I won’t try to do it my way, not my will but Yours be done.
Every fiber in me cries, my heart cries!
Let it be done unto me. Holiest of Lords, You’re all the strength that I need.
I won’t try to do it my way, not my will but Yours be done.
Every fiber in me cries, “FIAT!”
Lyrics and Music © 2009 Gabriela Frei
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