[Oe List ...] Song "I heard the cry from the past"
R Williams
rcwmbw at yahoo.com
Wed Jun 20 12:43:02 EDT 2007
George, if this is the one you're talking about, it's called "The Vision" to the tune of "Sounds of Silence."
We heard the cry from the past, we heard the cry set forth at last;
Our ancestors plead to live our time,
The crimson line their only awesome sign.
Now all the earth cries out within our hearts: agony.
Comes the dawn of silence.
Beyond the wanderings of time, beyond the race of humankind;
I see living bodies torn and crushed,
Life emerging from the arid dust.
Now the face I see is dark beyond all hope: mystery.
Comes the dawn of silence.
Pain and joy and hope unfold, pain and joy and hope untold;
We cannot contain ascending life,
Nor escape the chaos and the strife.
Now the wonder of our God is struggle and love: eternally.
Comes the dawn of silence.
Lightning moment, blazing spark; lightning moment in our dark;
The birth and death of every star and tree,
The dread assault of spirit within me.
Then God confronts me with terror and with love: ecstasy.
Comes the dawn of silence.
Burning flame and life is born, burning flame and all is gone;
Trembling and afraid above the abyss,
Grasping now that only nothing exists.
Then I plumb the abyss, my life becomes new birth: ceaselessly.
Comes the dawn of silence.
Randy
George Holcombe <geowanda at earthlink.net> wrote:
Does anyone have a copy of the song with the line "I heard the cry from the past?" I want to use it in a meeting tomorrow and didn't find it on Golden Pathways. I would appreciate it if you could email it to me.
And thanks a million.
George Holcombe
Asbury United Methodist Church
1605 38 1/2 St.
Austin, TX 78722
Home: 512/252-2756
Church: 512/477-8122
Mobile 512/294-5952
geowanda at earthlink.net
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