.: Only Selfless Love

Title*:	Only Selfless Love
Article*:	Theme Song of the celebrated Fourth World Meeting of the Families, Manila, Philippines, January 25-26, 2003. The song is performed by Jamie Rivera, a pop singer from the Philippines. She was born Mary Jane C. Mendoza on August 29. She graduated from University of Santo Tomas.The Song is one of the composition of Fr. CARLO MAGNO MARCELO that received a prestigious Platinum Award (2003) in the Philippines. Jubillee Album received Quintuple Platinum (1999) which was also performed by Jamie Rivera. Rivera's actual training began when she joined the Metropolitan Theatre chorus in 1985. She decided to pursue her solo career by winning the prestigious search for G.A. Yupangcos Yamaha Music Mate Girls contests while finishing her course in Economics at the University of Sto. Tomas. Soon after, OctoArts International recorded he first album entitled Hey, Its Me, which was also the title of her first major concert held at her mother theater the Metropolitan Theater. Prior her stint in Miss Saigon, Rivera was commissioned by the Department of Tourism to represent the Philippines in Japans Expo 90, an international exhibition of various cultural talents held every twenty years. In 1993, she was again made to represent the Philippines to the 7th ASEAN Music Festival in Brunei Darussalam. ------------- LYRICS Today in the world where life is born There's a struggle that is fought To be welcomed, to be cared for, to be at home Today when all life seems bought and used There's a struggled to belong To be free and to be a gift to everyone REFRAIN We call all families Rise up and raise your hands as one Come show the world the love that binds all God's children into one We call all families Share the treasure that's in your hands What can save us now, what can lead us now, what can make us all be one CHORUS Only selfless love, Jesus show the world That only selfless love can bring a hundred fold Of fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, homes Where peace and mercy reign Where faith and hope remain Where life begins and ends in God's embrace Calling all families Let's make it happen Through only selfless love BRIDGE Like the Holy Family With Jesus, Joseph and Mary Home is where true love begins Love rejoices, love embraces [Repeat REFRAIN] [Repeat CHORUS except last line] Calling all families Let's make it happen Through only selfless love
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