Monday, November 12, 2007

Singing the Song of Sabbath

I want to share the lyrics of the song I've been using in my sabbath time. I've been captured by this song ever since I heard it the first time. The lyrics are so evocative and speak directly to the heart of what I believe faith is all about. I'm reminded of C.S. Lewis' imagery of the creation, of Narnia, where Aslan breathes Narnia into life by singing, and slowly he is joined by the other creatures until all of Narnia is singing Aslan's song of creation. I find an incredible parallel between that image and what we're doing. One person began singing the song of Sabbath, who then invited the team to come along with them, and now the team is singing the song of Sabbath, and inviting others to come along with us. We don't know where the song is going, but we're singing it anyways, because when we sing together, there is no feeling like it. As the song says, we are "Surrendering to the mystery" regardless of whether we understand it or not. Take a minute to reflect on these lyrics, and let us know what you think.

This is the sound of one voice
One spirit, one voice
The sound of one who makes a choice
This is the sound of one voice
This is the sound of one voice

This is the sound of voices two
The sound of me singin' with you
Helpin' each other to make it through
This is the sound of voices two
This is the sound of voices two

This is the sound of voices three
Singin' together in harmony
Surrendering to the mystery
This is the sound of voices three
This is the sound of voices three

This is the sound of all of us
Singin' with love and the will to trust
Leave the rest behind, it will turn to dust
This is the sound of all of us
This is the sound of all of us

This is the sound of one voice
One people, one voice
A song for every one of us
This is the sound of one voice
This is the sound of one voice

"One Voice" by the Wailin Jennys

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