Surprised by Joy, a song

I went looking in the strangest of places

In fleeting dreams and the thrill of the chase

And just when I thought I had glimsped your face

You vanished away without a trace

And I went looking in the strangest of thrills

At breakneck speeds with no time to kill

But the goblet got drained and it never got filled

Cause the higher I climbed the harder I fell

But in the scent of Russian olive breeze

The Holy Spirit brings me to my knees

I found you in the rain on a windowsill

A cross-shaped shadow on a holy hill

Cause you were alwyas there 

In the corner of my eyes

But somehow you know 

I didn't recognize it

You have so many mysteries 

That you use to disguiese it

In the sparkle of a baby's smile

In the spark when lovers reconcile

He had no clue this little boy

That all the while he was kissing the face of joy!

Of Joy!He had no clue this little boy

That all the while he was kissing the face of joy!

And I went looking for the strangest of fun

For something new somewhere under the sun

And just when I thought my searching was done

I looked for you there and discovered you gone

But in a scent of Russian olive breeze

The Holy Spirit brings me to my knees

I found you in the rain on a windowsill

A cross-shaped shadow on a holy hill

Cause you were alwyas there 

In the corner of my eyes

But somehow you know 

I didn't recognize it

You have so many mysteries 

That you use to disguiese it

In the sparkle of a baby's smile

In the spark when lovers reconcile

He had no clue this little boy

That all the while he was kissing the face of joy!

Of Joy!He had no clue this little boy

That all the while he was kissing the face of joy!

Joyful, Joyful we adore thee

God of mercy Lord of Love

Hearts unfold like flowers before thee

Opening to the Sun above!

Cause you were alwyas there 

In the corner of my eyes

But somehow you know 

I didn't recognize it

You have so many mysteries 

That you use to disguiese it

In the sparkle of a baby's smile

In the spark when lovers reconcile

He had no clue this little boy

That all the while he was kissing the face of joy!

Of Joy!He had no clue this little boy

That all the while he was kissing the face of joy!

Walking through Covid with the Book of Joel (Part VIII): 2020 Vision

Feast of Fools, a song

Calling all you sinners 

To this Feast of Fools

Where the tables all get turned 

And we're breaking all the rules

So put your best dress on

And come and be made new

When the master breaks the bread

And pours the wine

At the Feast of Fools

Where the king waits on the guests

The Feast of Fools

Where the greatest are the least

The Feast of Fools

Where the last become the best

And the broken are the blessed

At the feast, the Feast of Fools

Calling all you thirsty to 

Come and taste and see

The tables are all laid out 

With milk and honey

And all you have to pay to eat 

Is just your heart's poverty

When the Master breaks the bread

And pours the wine

At the Feast of Fools

Where the king waits on the guests

The Feast of Fools

Where the greatest are the least

The Feast of Fools

Where the last become the best

And the broken are the blessed

At the feast, the Feast of Fools

Calling all you vagabonds

To come and have a seat

The table's overflowing 

With good things to eat

And all it takes to be here

Is to let him wash your feet

When the Master breaks the bread

And pours the wine

At the Feast of Fools

Where the king waits on the guests

The Feast of Fools

Where the greatest are the least

The Feast of Fools

Where the last become the best

And the broken are the blessed

At the feast...

Where the king waits on the guests

The Feast of Fools

Where the greatest are the least

The Feast of Fools

Where the last become the best

And the broken are the blessed

At the Feast of Fools

Walking Through Covid with the Book of Joel (VII): O, Canada

Rainbow Round Your Throne, a song

Will pink be a colour in the rainbow round your throne?

Will indigo and pastel blue?

Will every perfect colour that ever you imagined

Render their praise to you?

Will we radiate a billion brilliant colours

No eye has seen, no man has known

Will we scintillate, will we shimmer will we shine?

Just glimmers in the rainbow around your throne?

Around your throne, around your throne,

We're glimmers in the rainbow round your throne

Around your throne, around your throne,

We're glimmers in the rainbow round your throne

Will pearl be a jewel in the crowns laid at your feet

Will amethyst and garnet too?

Will all the priceless bneauty that ever you imagined

Glitter to adorn you?

Will we radiate a billion brilliant colours

No eye has seen, no man has known

Will we scintillate, will we shimmer will we shine?

Just glimmers in the rainbow around your throne?

Around your throne, around your throne,

We're glimmers in the rainbow round your throne

Around your throne, around your throne,

We're glimmers in the rainbow round your throne

Will sleepless nights 

Of wondering what the future's gonna bring

Will every heart's desire

For things to work out right

Will all the times we wondered

Who are you and who am I

Become the light 

That we see in your light?

Around your throne, around your throne,

We're glimmers in the rainbow round your throne

Around your throne, around your throne,

We're glimmers in the rainbow round your throne

Around your throne, around your throne,

We're glimmers in the rainbow round your throne

Around your throne, around your throne,

We're glimmers in the rainbow round your throne