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Our Father, Who Art in Nature

from HeartBeat Hymnal by Thom Alan

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Our father who art in nature
Well I’d lift my eyes above
On a hawk’s-wing rise through naked skies beneath the endless sun
And like all the green around me I would try to soak you in
Sight-bringer, light, Life singer, bright. Sol. Ply our sky.

Our Mother, who art in nature
I’d bathe myself in you
I’d walk upon those time-smoothed stones
Be baptized in the river of truth
Oh to feel strong currents ‘round me
that becalming steady pulse
To Where does it pull? Abide in the flow, to the mouth of the sea.
Shone the shimmered moonlight glow upon the stream
In the blazing sunrise light illumine me
Wind so strong I cannot breathe
Seed to flower gives way to seed
Blood and ashes, to ashes, to dust and soil we are returning.

Our father who art in nature
I’d give my life to you
Press my thin palms against the tree
Feel the life and sap go flowing through
And I’d kneel upon the forest floor
In the speckled light that streams
Bring it inside, all of the life, surrounding me.
Shone the shimmered moonlight glow upon the stream
In the blazing sunrise light illumine me
Wind so strong I cannot breathe
Seed to flower gives way to seed
Blood and ashes, to ashes, to dust and soil we are returning.

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from HeartBeat Hymnal, track released April 7, 2016

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Thom Alan Lansing, Michigan

Michigan Based: Singer, Songwriter, Farmer, Carpenter, Landscaper, Gutter Cleaner, Adventurer, Generalist. Avid Podcast Listener, Comic Book Reader, and Celebrator of Good Meals. Rumored to sing Disney Songs while Mowing the Lawn ("I've Got No Strings"). Not yet too old for the Mosh Pit at a Slayer Convert. There's music in these bones, and I'm just getting started. ... more

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