Seven Psalms: The Lord / Love Is Like a Braid / My Professional Opinion / Your Forgiveness / Trail of Volcanoes / The Sacred Harp / Wait

[00:33.57] I've been thinking about the great migration
[00:37.55] Noon and night, they leave the flock
[00:41.26] And I imagine their destination
[00:45.80] Meadow grass, jagged rock
[00:51.87] The Lord is my engineer
[00:55.63] The Lord is the earth I ride on
[00:59.70] The Lord is the face in the atmosphere
[01:04.97] The path I slip and I slide on
[01:08.15]
[01:39.05] A crystal comet
[01:43.72] Starlit night
[01:48.50] Silver moon
[01:51.35] To smooth the edge of daylight
[01:54.96]
[02:01.31] Now turned the evening rose
[02:04.77] Tribal voices, old and young
[02:14.01] Celebrations
[02:18.86] A history of families sung
[02:27.18] The endless river flows
[02:37.09] The Lord is my engineer
[02:41.37] The Lord is the earth I ride on
[02:45.40] The Lord is a face in the atmosphere
[02:50.43] The path I slip and I slide on
[02:55.21] The Lord is a virgin forest
[02:59.01] The Lord is a forest ranger
[03:03.58] The Lord is a meal for the poorest of the poor
[03:09.40] A welcome door to the stranger
[03:13.41]
[03:35.45] Tears and flowers dry over time
[03:44.75] Memory leaves us melody and rhyme
[03:57.65] When the cold wind blows
[04:07.75] The seeds we gather
[04:11.88] From the gardener's glove
[04:16.12] Live forever
[04:19.73] Nothing dies of too much love
[04:31.03] The Lord
[04:34.88] The Lord's the earth I ride on
[04:39.04] The Lord is the face in the atmosphere
[04:43.70] The path I slip and slide on
[04:47.82] And the Lord is a virgin forest
[04:52.33] The Lord is a forest ranger
[04:56.68] The Lord is a meal for the poorest
[05:01.97] A welcome door to the stranger
[05:14.05] The Covid virus is the Lord
[05:17.79] The Lord is the ocean rising
[05:21.64] The Lord is a terrible swift sword
[05:25.68] A simple truth, surviving
[05:30.95]
[06:16.46] Love is like a braid, some say
[06:22.25] And I, I don't disbelieve it
[06:28.73] Cowrie shells, fine combs made of jade
[06:37.05] To ornament and weave it
[06:43.54] I lived a life of pleasant sorrows
[06:49.10] Until the real deal came
[06:54.86] Broke me like a twig in a winter gale
[07:04.27] Called me by my name
[07:09.91] And in that time of prayer and waiting
[07:15.58] Where doubt and reason dwell
[07:20.65] A jury sat deliberating
[07:28.61] All is lost or all is well
[07:42.13] Home, home
[07:46.41] Sun on my doorstep
[07:50.57] Shocks me to find
[07:54.09] I'm a child again, entwined
[08:00.09] In your love, in your light
[08:06.89] In your cool summer shade
[08:18.62] The garden keeps a rose and a thorn
[08:24.23] And once the choice is made
[08:31.58] All that's left is mending what was torn
[08:39.85] Love is like a braid
[08:45.74] Love is like a braid
[08:50.72]
[09:24.50] Good morning Mr. Indignation
[09:30.89] Looks like you haven't slept all night
[09:37.03] In my professional opinion
[09:42.98] Go back to bed and turn off your light
[09:48.75] I'm not a doctor or a preacher
[09:55.02] I've no particular guiding star
[10:01.21] In my professional opinion
[10:07.22] I'm no more satisfied than you are
[10:13.19] So what in the world are we whispering for?
[10:19.57] Everyone's naked, there's nothing to hide
[10:24.95] Gon' carry my grievances down to the shore
[10:31.24] Wash 'em away in the tumbling tide
[10:36.92] I heard two cows in a conversation
[10:43.25] One called the other one a name
[10:49.31] In my professional opinion
[10:55.08] All cows in the country must bear the blame
[11:01.16] So all rise to the occasion
[11:07.48] Or all sink into despair
[11:13.74] In my professional opinion
[11:19.48] We're better off not going there
[11:25.52] Oh, what in the world are we whispering for?
[11:31.85] Everyone's naked, there's nothing to hide
[11:37.26] Gon' carry my grievances down to the shore
[11:43.51] And wash 'em away in the tumbling tide
[11:49.55] Wash 'em away in the tumbling tide
[11:55.95] Wash 'em away in the tide
[12:01.63] All that really matters
[12:04.58] Is the one who became us
[12:07.94] Anointed and gamed us
[12:11.79] With His opinions
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[12:55.52] The Lord is my engineer
[12:59.84] The Lord is the earth I ride on
[13:03.98] The Lord is the face in the atmosphere
[13:08.75] The path I slip and slide on
[13:12.63] The Lord is a virgin forest
[13:17.53] The Lord is a forest ranger
[13:21.98] The Lord is a meal for the poorest of the poor
[13:27.55] A welcome door to the stranger
[13:40.75] The Covid virus is the Lord
[13:44.47] The Lord is the ocean rising, whoa-oh
[13:48.92] The Lord is a terrible swift sword
[13:53.11] A simple truth, surviving
[13:57.40]
[14:56.51] Yesterday's boy is gone
[15:00.54] Driving through darkness searching for
[15:05.36] Your forgiveness
[15:09.82] In sorrow, a beautiful song
[15:13.52] Lives in the heart and sings for all
[15:19.73] Your forgiveness
[15:24.01] Inside the digital mind
[15:27.37] A homeless soul ponders the code
[15:32.52] Of forgiveness
[15:35.93] And I, the last in the line
[15:41.03] Hoping the gates won't be closed
[15:46.58] Before your forgiveness
[15:51.27]
[16:17.55] Dip your hand in Heaven's waters, God's imagination
[16:24.19] Dip your hand in Heaven's waters
[16:30.64] All of life's abundance in a drop of condensation
[16:37.49] Dip your hand in Heaven's waters
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[17:10.77] I, I have my reasons to doubt
[17:18.58] There is a case to be made
[17:24.78] Two billion heartbeats and out
[17:32.00] Waving the flag in the last parade
[17:39.43] I have my reasons to doubt
[17:55.57] Dip your hand in Heaven's waters, God's imagination
[18:02.46] Dip your hand in Heaven's waters
[18:09.67] All of life's abundance in a drop of condensation
[18:16.41] Dip your hand in Heaven's waters
[18:20.27]
[18:43.15] I, I have my reasons to doubt
[18:51.22] A white light eases the pain
[18:57.87] Two billion heartbeats and out
[19:03.31] Or does it all begin again?
[19:11.37]
[19:25.86] Dip your hand in Heaven's waters, God's imagination
[19:39.38] All of life's abundance in a drop of condensation
[19:45.79]
[20:33.34] When I was young
[20:36.79] I carried my guitar
[20:40.15] Down to the crossroads
[20:43.26] And over the seas
[20:50.11] Now those old roads
[20:53.08] Are a trail of volcanoes
[20:58.47] Exploding with refugees
[21:08.39] It seems to me
[21:11.51] We're all walking down the same road
[21:17.90] To wherever it ends
[21:24.52] The pity is, the damage that's done
[21:32.99] Leaves so little time for amends
[21:39.92]
[23:06.26] A change of mood
[23:12.32] A summer storm erased the sunny sky
[23:19.23] Two hapless hitchhikers were signaling us
[23:25.15] As we were cruising by
[23:31.00] Not in the mood
[23:36.11] For idle chat or hitchhike company
[23:43.34] Nevertheless
[23:47.30] We took them on as highway courtesy
[23:55.44] "Hurry, get yourselves inside the truck
[24:02.72] We are just going up a ways
[24:11.27] The rain should turn to mist with any luck
[24:16.31] And you can find a place to stay"
[24:25.73] The woman spoke
[24:28.42] Her voice, a blend of regional perfumes
[24:35.13] We have no destination
[24:39.01] The moon and stars provide us with our rooms
[24:46.84] My boy and me, we're refugees of sorts
[24:54.58] From my hometown
[24:59.20] They don't like different there
[25:03.48] They would have mowed us down
[25:10.58] "He doesn't talk much anymore
[25:17.95] Just to the voices in his head"
[25:24.34] The boy just gazed down at the floor
[25:30.59] And nodded once or twice at what she said
[25:42.44] The sacred harp
[25:46.01] That David played to make his songs of praise
[25:53.39] We long to hear those strings
[25:58.55] That set his heart ablaze
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[26:24.82] The ringing strings
[26:28.42] The thought that God turns music into bliss
[26:36.14] We left the pick-up in the driveway
[26:41.48] The moon appeared as amber in the mist
[26:48.46]
[27:13.34] The Lord is a puff of smoke
[27:17.88] That disappears when the winds blow
[27:21.94] The Lord is my personal joke
[27:26.84] My reflection in the window
[27:31.29] I've been thinking about our tribal nature
[27:35.19] Our benediction and our curse
[27:39.85] Are we all just trial and error
[27:43.64] One of a billion in the universe?
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[28:06.41] The Lord is my engineer
[28:10.73] The Lord is my record producer
[28:14.96] The Lord is the music I hear
[28:19.25] Deep in the valley, elusive
[28:23.25] The Lord is my engineer
[28:27.50] The Lord is the train I ride on
[28:31.76] The Lord is the coast, the coast is clear
[28:36.50] The path I slip and I slide on
[28:39.72]
[29:29.09] Wait
[29:35.46] I'm not ready
[29:39.38] I'm just packing my gear
[29:44.37] Wait
[29:50.92] My hand's steady
[29:54.72] My mind is still clear
[30:00.97] I hear the ghost songs I own
[30:08.06] Jumpin', jivin' and moanin'
[30:15.04] Through a heartbroken microphone
[30:22.47] Wait
[30:31.61] Life is a meteor, let your eyes roam
[30:38.46] Heaven is beautiful, it's almost like home
[30:46.18] Children, get ready
[30:49.76] It's time to come home
[31:00.35] I want to believe in
[31:04.23] A dreamless transition
[31:09.24] Wait
[31:15.50] I don't want to be near
[31:19.58] My dark intuition
[31:29.34] I need you here by my side
[31:36.69] Wait
[31:44.23] My beautiful mystery guide
[31:50.58] Wait
[31:58.71] Life is a meteor, let your eyes roam
[32:05.76] Heaven is beautiful, it's almost like home
[32:13.25] Children, get ready
[32:16.96] It's time to come home
[32:21.57]
[32:37.12] Amen
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