Children of the earth
Once dust but now alive
Are living in tents of flesh and bone
We hold a spiritual fire
Set a flame in my heart
Illuminate the darkest hours
Where I wait before the dawn
To see the glory and the power
Of the Lord
Alleluia, Alleluia
Alleluia, Alleluia
The older we become
We must become more like a child
Believing there’s a land that lies beyond
All the things that we’ve seen
Make my mind free from fears
You know I can’t do it on my own
The way is high but we could fly over
When you heal our wings
Alleluia, Alleluia
Alleluia, Alleluia
credits
from Lost Animals,
track released September 1, 2009
Josh Garrels - vocals, guitar, & charango
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it's such a beautiful album of grieving and loss and acceptance. it speaks to a particular kind of grief -- not a grieving of one who is lost, but the grieving for one who is still present and still causing pain. i love the last song most because while it could end in pain, or end with the narrators decision to permanently push this person out of their life and that would be justified, it doesn't. instead, it offers something. what is offered? acceptance. hope. and a chance for redemption janmisha
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The first song of yours that I heard thanks to our youngest who’d discovered you on YouTube, so thankful for the ministry and the talents that you’ve been given! Mary Parker