BID NOW ON EBAY FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WIN HANDWRITTEN LYRICS TO HIT SONGS AND BENEFIT THE CENTER FOR CONTEMPLATIVE JUSTICE--ECUADOR

Songwriters Write Out Lyrics to Help Raise Funds for School, Well Child Clinic, and Women’s Social Enterprise

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – An assortment of lyrics for hit songs handwritten by the songwriters who wrote them will be up for auction on eBay to benefit the major project of the Center for Contemplative Justice (CCJ) Ecuador, in San Eduardo, Ecuador.

The auction begins on Saturday, Nov. 8 at 8:30 PM/CT and runs until Friday, Nov. 14 at 8:30 PM/CT.  100% of the proceeds will go to the project.  Once the auction goes live, buyers can find the lyrics easily –just enter the item number of the lyric you want to bid on in the ebay search site.

“After my mother-in-law’s death in 1988, a school was founded in a rural community of Ecuador and named for her-- Escuela Anne Stevens,” said Marcus Hummon, Grammy-award winning songwriter and husband of Rev. Becca Stevens, founder of CCJ.  “Since opening the school, a well child clinic and a women's social enterprise have also been established to create lasting changes in the community. Several years ago, we dug the only functioning well for the community.”    

Hummon’s wife is also Chaplain of St. Augustine’s at Vanderbilt University, founder of Thistle Farms & Magdalene, and author.  Rev. Stevens adds, “We are grateful to the songwriters who donated lyrics to this campaign.  These songs powerfully connect us to each other, to places and memories that move us, in joy or in sorrow.  Whether it is a country road or a broken road, they remind us that between heaven and earth it’s all sacred ground.”

These lyrics are all signed by at least one of the songwriters (co-writers and recording artists are also named but did not sign unless so indicated):

"Homegrown Honey”

Written by Darius Rucker

Recorded by Darius Rucker

Signed by Darius Rucker

Ebay item number:  331362501504

“Stealing Cinderella”

Written by Chuck Wicks

Recorded by Chuck Wicks

Signed by Chuck Wicks

Ebay item number:  331360481073

 “Make It Love”

Written by Marcus and Levi Hummon and Andrew Dorff

Recorded by The Hummons

Signed by Levi and Marcus Hummon

Ebay item number:  331363243328

“Bless the Broken Road”

Written by Marcus Hummon, Jeff Hanna, and Bobby Boyd

Recorded by Rascal Flatts

Signed by Marcus Hummon

Ebay item number:  331363263438

“Angel Flight”

Written by Radney Foster and Darden Smith

Recorded by Radney Foster

Signed by Radney Foster

Ebay item number:  331362510470

“Sam Stone”

Written by John Prine

Recorded by John Prine (1971) and by Johnny Cash (2005)

Signed by John Prine

Ebay item number: 331363036356

   

“We Will Stand”

Written by Russ Taff, Victoria Taff, and James Houlihan

Signed by Russ Taff

Ebay item number:  331362481882

For more information on the Center for Contemplative Justice, please visit http://www.staugustineschapel.org/ministries/center-for-contemplative-justice/.