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lkisaid thoughts, sounds, and creative miscellany episode 36

wayfaring stranger

I’m just a poor wayfarin’ stranger
Traveling through this world of war
Ain’t no sickness, toil or danger
In that bright land I’m headed for

I’m going there to see my Father
Says he’ll meet me when I come
I’m only going over Jordan
I’m only going over home

I’ll soon be done with earthly trials,
My body asleep in the old church yard
I’ll drop this cross of self-denial
And enter on my great reward

I’m going there to see my Father
Says he’ll meet me when I come
I’m only going over Jordan
I’m only going over home

I’m just a poor wayfarin’ stranger
Traveling through this world of war
Ain’t no sickness, toil or danger
In that bright land I’m headed for

Psalters – Home for refugees:

https://psalters.bandcamp.com/track/home-for-refugees

Revolution come free us, Holy Brother us desert wanderers have no place to call home
Physician come heal us Holy Mender us blind ol lepers can not find our way home
Refugee just like me please don’t leave You’re our only….
Compassion come save us Holy Lover us warmongers ruined this place we call home
Refugee just like me please don’t leave You’re our only…Home, Home.

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lkisaid thoughts, sounds, and creative miscellany episode 37

theillalogicalspoon – the hours:

https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/the-hours

There was so much life! There was so much life! But I wanted to die
(i hated my toil cause I could always say “so what?”)
I couldn’t see how to grasp that flower, every time my hands touched it, it began to wither
The moonlight picked a spot to shine to pull the earth hither, but it could not detach a blossom from the dark of my desires
I thirsted for that wine of joy, I pulled the cork -a trigger- it didn’t deliver, instead it ricocheted i sat and watched the bottle shatter
I’m trying to find something that I cannot find, I’m trying to find something I cannot find
My heart started thumping, but it left me behind.

There was so much life! There was so much life! But I fell asleep
(you should never sleep because there is so much to find out)
I hated my toil cause I could always say: “so what?”
If I do or if I don’t it doesn’t matter much
Everything is wearisome, man cannot explain
took the road less travelled it was pretty much the same
House of boredom and wondering why
wishing I was some place else, too weak to cry
Worked myself up saying it’s good to be alive
but in the end though wise or fool everybody dies
While were here the days go back and forth between chaotic stress and nothingness feelings of vanity
Even walking with my Lord joy’s home
The distance is more obvious I most feel alone.

The hours they have nothing to give
never the less we must live
the hours they have no guarantee
this applies to everything.

There was so much life! There was so much life!

from experiment #3: remember your creator in the days of your youth, released April 15, 2008

poem

oh my how high you
fly up in the sky
don’t you know you
can come down
on down to the ground where
I ramble round this
old town, same old
place I’ve always been
lost, but now have
been found laying
at your feet
Lord I am unworthy
of your faithfulness
but I am learning
and yearning for your
face like the sun
to come shining
through to burn
away the chaff
weighing heavy
upon my heart

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lkisaid thoughts, sounds, and creative miscellany episode 38

aradhna – Amrit Vani:

https://aradhna.bandcamp.com/track/amrit-vani

Words and music by Sadhu Nitesh
Arrangement by Peter Hicks and Chris Hale

Amrita vani teri, amrita vani teri
Your Immortal word, your immortal word

Jai jai Yeshu jai jai ho
Victory, victory be to Jesus, victory, victory

Jai jai Pita jai jai ho
Victory, victory be to the Father, victory, victory

Jai jai Putra jai jai ho
Victory, victory be to the Son, victory, victory

Paawana Aatma jai jai ho
To the Holy Spirit be victory, victory

Jeewana data jai jai ho
To the Life-giver be victory victory

Jai jai Yeshu Jai Jai ho
Victory, victory be to Jesus, victory, victory

Scripture reading:

2 Corinthians 2:10-16

To whom ye forgive any thing, I forgive also: for if I forgave any thing, to whom I forgave it, for your sakes forgave I it in the person of Christ; Lest Satan should get an advantage of us: for we are not ignorant of his devices. Furthermore, when I came to Troas to preach Christ’s gospel, and a door was opened unto me of the Lord, I had no rest in my spirit, because I found not Titus my brother: but taking my leave of them, I went from thence into Macedonia. Now thanks be unto God, which always causeth us to triumph in Christ, and maketh manifest the savour of his knowledge by us in every place. For we are unto God a sweet savour of Christ, in them that are saved, and in them that perish: To the one we are the savour of death unto death; and to the other the savour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?

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lkisaid thoughts, sounds, and creative miscellany episode 39

Excerpt from “Why Hope” by Ravi Zacharias:

https://www.rzim.org/listen/let-my-people-think/why-hope-part-1-1

aradhna – Jaya Dev:

https://aradhna.bandcamp.com/track/jaya-dev

Sanskrit words by Brahmabandhab Upadhyay
Music by Chris Hale and Peter Hicks

Upachita-chirachin-mukurita pratibimbita
You, who are the blossoming of abundant, eternal knowledge, the reflected one

Brahma-paraatpara-roopa
Form of the infinite, highest of the high

Kanaka-kumaari-baalaka bhava-chaalaka
You, who are the child of the golden virgin, yet ruler of the universe

Nirguna-gunaabhiraama, Nirguna-gunaabhiraama
Full of delightful qualities yet beyond comprehension

Jaya Deva, Jaya Deva, Narahari, Narahari
Victory to God, Victory to God, the man-God

Pandita-mandala-mandana bhaya-khandana
You, who are the radiant gem in the assembly of the pandits, destroying fear

Dandita-bhandana-bhoota
With a rod of rebuke, driving out the evil spirit

Aadhi-vyaadhi-vitaadana para-sevana
You, who dispel cares and destroy diseases, serving others,

Paavana-lilaa-khela, paavana-lilaa-khela, paavana-lilaa-khela
All your works shining with holiness

Vinivedita-nija-vedana bali-jeewana
You, who have offered yourself to suffer agony and dishonor,
the sacrifice of your life

Krita-kilbisha-visha-naasha
Destroying the poison of evil within

Lalita-dayita-hrid-ranjana nayana-anjana
Desired one, beloved, delight of the heart, soothing ointment for straining eyes

Sudalita kaala-karaala, kaala-karaala, kaala-karaala
Victorious crusher of fierce death!

Narahari was introduced as a title for Christ by Brahmabandhab Upadhyay (1861-1907) in 1901. The title first appeared in a Sanskrit stotra by Upadhyay, where he describes how God reveals his love to us by becoming fully human while at the same time remaining independent and free of his creation. Upadhyay was always searching for words that sprung from the soil of India that could be used to describe various aspects of God’s nature. Nara-hari means, “man-God.” For more information on Upadhyay, read Julius Lipner’s, “Brahmabandhab Upadhyay: The Life and Thought of a Revolutionary.”

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lkisaid thoughts, sounds and creative miscellany episode 40

Isaiah 35
The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad, the desert shall rejoice and blossom;
like the crocus it shall blossom abundantly,
and rejoice with joy and singing.
The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it,
the majesty of Carmel and Sharon.
They shall see the glory of the Lord,
the majesty of our God.
Strengthen the weak hands,
and make firm the feeble knees.
Say to those who are of a fearful heart,
“Be strong, do not fear!
Here is your God.
He will come with vengeance,
with terrible recompense.
He will come and save you.”
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened,
and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
then the lame shall leap like a deer,
and the tongue of the speechless sing for joy.
For waters shall break forth in the wilderness,
and streams in the desert;
the burning sand shall become a pool,
and the thirsty ground springs of water;
the haunt of jackals shall become a swamp,
the grass shall become reeds and rushes. A highway shall be there,
and it shall be called the Holy Way;
the unclean shall not travel on it,[b]
but it shall be for God’s people;[c]
no traveler, not even fools, shall go astray. No lion shall be there,
nor shall any ravenous beast come up on it;
they shall not be found there,
but the redeemed shall walk there. And the ransomed of the Lord shall return,
and come to Zion with singing;
everlasting joy shall be upon their heads;
they shall obtain joy and gladness,
and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

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lkisaid thoughts, sounds and creative miscellany episode 42

Our Father who art in heaven,
hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come.
Thy will be done
on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread,
and forgive us our debts,
as we forgive
all those who are
indebted to us,
and lead us not into temptation,
but deliver us from evil.

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever.

Amen.

psalaters – creed:

https://psalters.bandcamp.com/track/creed

I believe in God the Father Almighty
Maker of heaven and earth
And in Jesus Christ His only Son, our Lord
Who was conceived by the Holy Ghost

Born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate
Was crucified dead & buried
He descended into Hell

On the third day He rose again from the dead
He ascended into heaven sitteth on the right hand of God, the Father Almighty
From thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead

I believe in the Holy Ghost the Holy catholic church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body. and in the life everlasting amen, AMEN

from The Divine Liturgy of the Wretched Exiles, released June 14, 2006

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lkisaid thoughts, sounds and creative miscellany episode 43

Matthew 24: 1-44

As Jesus came out of the temple and was going away, his disciples came to point out to him the buildings of the temple. Then he asked them, “You see all these, do you not? Truly I tell you, not one stone will be left here upon another; all will be thrown down.” When he was sitting on the Mount of Olives, the disciples came to him privately, saying, “Tell us, when will this be, and what will be the sign of your coming and of the end of the age?” Jesus answered them, “Beware that no one leads you astray. For many will come in my name, saying, “I am the Messiah!’ and they will lead many astray. And you will hear of wars and rumors of wars; see that you are not alarmed; for this must take place, but the end is not yet. For nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom, and there will be famines and earthquakes in various places: all this is but the beginning of the birth pangs. “Then they will hand you over to be tortured and will put you to death, and you will be hated by all nations because of my name. Then many will fall away, and they will betray one another and hate one another. And many false prophets will arise and lead many astray. And because of the increase of lawlessness, the love of many will grow cold. But the one who endures to the end will be saved. And this good news of the kingdom will be proclaimed throughout the world, as a testimony to all the nations; and then the end will come. “So when you see the desolating sacrilege standing in the holy place, as was spoken of by the prophet Daniel (let the reader understand), then those in Judea must flee to the mountains; the one on the housetop must not go down to take what is in the house; the one in the field must not turn back to get a coat. Woe to those who are pregnant and to those who are nursing infants in those days! Pray that your flight may not be in winter or on a sabbath. For at that time there will be great suffering, such as has not been from the beginning of the world until now, no, and never will be. And if those days had not been cut short, no one would be saved; but for the sake of the elect those days will be cut short. Then if anyone says to you, “Look! Here is the Messiah!’ or “There he is!’—do not believe it. For false messiahs and false prophets will appear and produce great signs and omens, to lead astray, if possible, even the elect. Take note, I have told you beforehand. So, if they say to you, “Look! He is in the wilderness,’ do not go out. If they say, “Look! He is in the inner rooms,’ do not believe it. For as the lightning comes from the east and flashes as far as the west, so will be the coming of the Son of Man. Wherever the corpse is, there the vultures will gather. “Immediately after the suffering of those days the sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light; the stars will fall from heaven, and the powers of heaven will be shaken. Then the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, and then all the tribes of the earth will mourn, and they will see “the Son of Man coming on the clouds of heaven’ with power and great glory. And he will send out his angels with a loud trumpet call, and they will gather his elect from the four winds, from one end of heaven to the other. “From the fig tree learn its lesson: as soon as its branch becomes tender and puts forth its leaves, you know that summer is near. So also, when you see all these things, you know that he is near, at the very gates. Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away. “But about that day and hour no one knows, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but only the Father. For as the days of Noah were, so will be the coming of the Son of Man…

theillalogicalspoon – bad deal/secret plan:

https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/bad-deal-secret-plan

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lkisaid thoughts, sounds and creative miscellany episode 44

theillalogicalspoon – who’s the cowboy now?

https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/whos-the-cowbow-now

I saw the tears of the oppressed.
They had none to comfort them.
So I said better than this misery is to have never entered this history.
Unless you trespass onto the life they’ve stolen from you.
“You come on my property I’m bound to get my gun, you thought this was a free country, but I’ma teach you boy these colors don’t run!” x 2

“Who’s the cowboy now? You ain’t never been on the range, but I saw you down there on the internet microwaving your brains.
Who’s the cowboy now? I’m the one with the stolen land. My only fear is that when this all comes down the wild things are gonna come and take it back!”

Did you kill the man you(who?) killed you? x 4
I ain’t dead yet! x 4
“Every night and every morn some to misery are born
Every morn and every night some are born to sweet delight
Some are born to sweet delight Some are more to endless night” – William Blake
But not this one because I trespass! I trespass!
Alive, alive, alive!

from experiment #3: remember your creator in the days of your youth, released April 15, 2008

testify!

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