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Colossians (Col) 3:2 CJB

[2] Focus your minds on the things above, not on things here on earth.

https://bible.com/bible/1275/col.3.2.CJB

Philippians (Php) 3:13-14 CJB

[13] Brothers, I, for my part, do not think of myself as having yet gotten hold of it; but one thing I do: forgetting what is behind me and straining forward toward what lies ahead, [14] I keep pursuing the goal in order to win the prize offered by God’s upward calling in the Messiah Yeshua.

https://bible.com/bible/1275/php.3.13-14.CJB

Messianic Jews (Heb) 12:1-2 CJB

[1] So then, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us, too, put aside every impediment — that is, the sin which easily hampers our forward movement — and keep running with endurance in the contest set before us, [2] looking away to the Initiator and Completer of that trusting, Yeshua — who, in exchange for obtaining the joy set before him, endured execution on a stake as a criminal, scorning the shame, and has sat down at the right hand of the throne of God.

https://bible.com/bible/1275/heb.12.1-2.CJB

🎵 Title: "La Porte Étroite (The Narrow Gate)"

Set your mind on things above,

Not the dust beneath your feet.

The road is rough, the way is thin,

But grace will guide the beat.

Par la porte étroite je vais, (Through the narrow gate I go)

Sous l’étoile qui ne s’éteint. (Beneath the star that does not fade)

Yeshua calls, I hear His voice,

In silence, I remain.

Many paths the world may show,

Wide with ease and fleeting gain.

But truth walks slow, with sandals worn,

Through fire, wind, and rain.

I saw the gate, so small, so still,

A whisper carved in stone.

“I Am,” it said, “the way, the life,”

And I knew I was not alone.

Par la porte étroite je vais,

Mon cœur en ciel fixé.

The narrow way, the sacred flame,

Forever I will stay.

🎶✨ Concept: “La Porte Étroite” (The Narrow Gate)

🪕 Style & Mood

- Mode: Dorian or Aeolian (minor with a hopeful lift)

- Instrumentation: Nylon-string guitar, dulcimer, soft accordion, maybe a whisper of flute

- Rhythm: Waltz-like 3/4 or slow 6/8, evoking a pilgrim’s steady walk

- Vocal tone: Intimate, almost prayerful—like a chanson spirituelle

🎶✨ Concept: “La Porte Étroite” (The Narrow Gate)

Style & Mood

Mode: Aeolian (5 with a hopeful lift)

Instrumentation: Nylon-string guitar, dulcimer, soft accordion, maybe a whisper of flute

Rhythm: Slow 6/8, evoking a pilgrim’s steady walk

Vocal tone: Intimate, almost prayerful—like a chanson spirituelle