If you would follow me,
follow where life will lead:
Do not look for me among the dead,
For I am hidden in pain, risen in love;
There is no harvest without sowing of grain.
Refrain:
All that is hidden will be made clear.If you would honour me,
All that is dark now will be revealed.
What you have heard in the dark
proclaim in the light;
What you hear in whispers
proclaim from the housetops.
Honour the least of these:
You will not find me dressed in finery.
My Word cries out to be heard;
breaks through the world:
My Word is on your lips and lives in your heart. (Refrain)
If you would speak of me,
live all your life in me.
my ways are not the ways that you would choose;
my thoughts are far beyond yours,
as heaven from earth:
If you believe in me my voice will be heard. (Refrain)
If you would rise with me,
rise through your destiny:
do not refuse the death which brings you life,
for as the grain in the earth
must die for rebirth,
So I have planted your life deep within mine. (Refrain)
Composer: Bernadette Farrell (b. 1957)
See my other blog postings in the Contemporary Catholic series.
This is a beautiful piece with depth far beyond the lyrics and music.
ReplyDeleteThese words help me understand the death of people I love:
ReplyDelete“If you would follow me,
follow where life will lead
Do not look for me among the dead,
For I am hidden in pain, risen in love;
There is no harvest without sowing of grain.”