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beloved [for toni morrison] - kurt elling lyrics

i have but four, the treasures of my spirit
laying like doves all around my heart
in memory they soar, but only i can see it
gone, as with love since we’ve been torn apart

the oldest was a girl curious of eye and gentle she
the next was a boy, mighty, mighty
then came along a boy who brought us laughter
and finally the babe safe in her mother’s arms
and each was a joyful gift of god
but what god gives you, god can take it, too

escaping with the nestlings of my heart to swim through the ice
across the ohio’s frozen bridge of hopеs
the the sky that held thе bright northern star
was as cold as the frigid sea

we rushed over open fields
and hid in woods crowded with feeble trees
in fear and tears and whispered hymns and prayers
to find where some safe place might be
dangerous bargains were entered then
signed with my finger, the bl**dy pen
scared of the smuggling men
prayed and then prayed again
but the bloodthirsty dogs gave raging chase
still the bloodthirsty dogs gave raging chase
my hope began to fall
i couldn’t save us all
where no one would hear us call
the river became a wall
what did i do?
we were too few
with dreams to pursue
we couldn’t push through

judea’s refuge cities had power
to shelter, shield and save
even rome had altars, ‘neath whose shade
might crouch the wan and weary slave
but ohio had no sacred fane
to human rights so consecrated
where thou may’st shield thy hapless ones
from their darkly gathering fate
and so i pleaded for strength enough
to strike a blow for freedom
oh, lord, transfigure us

knowing we would soon be seeing heaven made my heart a shining flare
i lit a torchlight with god’s flaming words and set ablaze my head of hair

rising to the air i felt a sense of power reaching everywhere
overcoming all that i could see the lord’s holy spirit used me
and seeing the pathway, my children left off their fright
surrendering nothing, they burned up their place in the night
now they’re with god surrounded by the angels
someday i’ll see my doves once again
with all of the heavenly hosts
amen

- kurt elling lyrics

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