One of my tethers this year has been (and always is) music. Music has the power to move us, lead us, inspire us... and I have found one song in particular that does that recently for me (a so called recovering "despair-addict" per se).
The song is called, "C.S. Lewis Song" by Brooke Fraser, an amazing artist out of New Zealand(?). It was inspired by a quote by C.S. Lewis (go figure):
"If I find in myself a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that I was made for another world."
Here is the link to the youtube video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHpuTGGRCbY
And here are the lyrics to the song (you will want to pull up both lyrics and video side-by-side in that her words may be difficult to understand on first hearing it):
"If I find in myself desires nothing in this world can satisfy,
I can only conclude that I was not made for here.
If the flesh that I fight is at best only light and momentary
Then of course I'll feel nude when to where I'm destined I'm compared.
Chorus:
Speak to me in the light of the dawn. Mercy comes with the morning.
I will sigh and with all creation groan as I wait for hope to come for me.
Am I lost or just less found on the straight or on the round-about of the wrong way.
Is this a soul that stirs in me? Is it breaking free wanting to come alive?
'Cuz my comfort would prefer for me to be numb,
and avoid the impending birth of who I was born to become.
Chorus
For we, we are not long here.
Our time is but a breath,
So we'd better breathe it!
And I ... I was made to live!
I was made to love!
I was made to know You...
Hope is coming for me.
Hope is coming for me.
Hope is coming for me.
Hope, He's coming...
Chorus...
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Dedicated to my friends and fellow-learners ... and especially Sayyadina who has taught me volumes about myself! Special thanks to Kelli for introducing me to Brooke's music!
3 comments:
I listened to the video. I LOVE the lyrics, but you are right, it is difficult to understand. The singing was ok, but the background music overpowered. I hope someone in my super talented family can maybe try a version that can be understood.
Beautiful lyrics...I think we can all relate. Thanks so much for sharing. I never would have heard about it otherwise.
Thanks so much for sharing. AMEN. Amen.
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