Return of the Redeemed to Zion

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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giver of rest

lkisaid thoughts, sounds, and creative miscellany episode 41

theillalogicalspoon – giver of rest:
https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/giver-of-rest

Hebrews 6

The Peril of Falling Away
Therefore let us go on toward perfection (or maturity), leaving behind the basic teaching about Christ, and not laying again the foundation: repentance from dead works and faith toward God, instruction about baptisms, laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, and eternal judgment. And we will do this, if God permits. For it is impossible to restore again to repentance those who have once been enlightened, and have tasted the heavenly gift, and have shared in the Holy Spirit, and have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the age to come, and then have fallen away, since on their own they are crucifying again the Son of God and are holding him up to contempt. Ground that drinks up the rain falling on it repeatedly, and that produces a crop useful to those for whom it is cultivated, receives a blessing from God. But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is worthless and on the verge of being cursed; its end is to be burned over.

Even though we speak in this way, beloved, we are confident of better things in your case, things that belong to salvation. For God is not unjust; he will not overlook your work and the love that you showed for his sake (his name) in serving the saints, as you still do. And we want each one of you to show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope to the very end, so that you may not become sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

The Certainty of God’s Promise
When God made a promise to Abraham, because he had no one greater by whom to swear, he swore by himself, saying, “I will surely bless you and multiply you.” And thus Abraham, having patiently endured, obtained the promise. Human beings, of course, swear by someone greater than themselves, and an oath given as confirmation puts an end to all dispute. In the same way, when God desired to show even more clearly to the heirs of the promise the unchangeable character of his purpose, he guaranteed it by an oath, so that through two unchangeable things, in which it is impossible that God would prove false, we who have taken refuge might be strongly encouraged to seize the hope set before us. We have this hope, a sure and steadfast anchor of the soul, a hope that enters the inner shrine behind the curtain, where Jesus, a forerunner on our behalf, has entered, having become a high priest forever according to the order of Melchizedek.

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peace be with you

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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Yeshua, you free us

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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who’s the cowboy now? testify!

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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singing through fields of green

lkisaid thoughts, sounds and creative miscellany episode 45

theillalogicalspoon – fields of green

https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/fields-of-green

The fields of green that we passed by
We had other things on our mind.
You said let’s leave, I said I’m game
You meant right out of this old state.
we saw some sights, we turned around. We ended up back here in town (Jackson?)

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

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come thou warrior

lkisaid thoughts, sounds and creative miscellany episode 46

theillalogicalspoon – Come Thou Warrior in Soul Thou Poet in Deed for at 12​:​17 We Shall Believe

https://theillalogicalspoon.bandcamp.com/track/come-thou-warrior-in-soul-thou-poet-in-deed-for-at-12-17-we-shall-believe

Smash the town clock our schedules are more precise than the second
Forsake the sidewalk for a highway more direct than already
Calculated a stride of becoming but math did not get it
With movements so strict and efficient that poetry was jealous
At last we had the last laugh on city hall (high five!) our play is effective.

What time is it Lord, what time is it Lord?
You’ve made everything beautiful in its time, but what does it mean to be alive
And what is this place in which I find that I am the wicked I seek for a sign?

Now where the wind blows I go, don’t know where that is, you can hear the sound of it but it escapes all your predict
I was running and I don’t know why I looked into the sky the moon was up in the daytime, the sun was rising, in-between was a tree beside me. Look at it: It’s fall out, it smells good, there’s a cold breeze (burr)
Burn a twenty there is plenty more where that came from, well not money but something
A car passed by and I said hi [they ask] “you need a ride” [I respond] “why not.” [they ask] “where are you doing” [I respond] “absolutely.” [someone asks] “anywhere?”
[later on in the day I say to them] “let me out of the car now” [then to anyone] “come on, that blinking yellow light would make a good dance floor, I’m serious It’s time to get serious.”

What time is it Lord, what time is it Lord?
I asked around we had nothing to say Now I’m on my face Lord teach me to pray.
heaven and earth they will pass away But your words shall not pass away.

I was walking on the tracks in Jackson. I saw a deer, I walked over to it
and It looked at me in the eye and said:
“Do you see this world around you, do you see the trees, do you see the flora and fauna,
do you see how we swing and we sway and we moan with the morning winds and the evening tide, do you see the sun setting in the West?”

I looked around and I noticed it for the first time in months.

and I said “ya, ya I understand I see that”
and the deer said: “look closer do you really understand do you really see what’s going on?”

and I looked again and I saw the rising of cities and I saw the destruction of lands that I had never seen before.
and it came to me in a vision that this all at once terrible and frightening

and I said: “how did all this happen how did I never see it before?”

and the deer just looked at me

and I said: “I don’t understand.”
the deer looked at me again and said: “you don’t understand.”

the deer walked away into the forest; I could not follow.

Chorus: Tossed about in a sea of words
Reading and talking fenced in with the herd
Harvest time, harvesting
Revised revisiting
The same scar on my mind
All that is weak, all that’s despised

After months of sleeping in the city I took the night train to Jackson I got off in the terminal and I walked in front and I saw the deer lying in the tracks. I looked at it in the eyes and the deer looked at me with a sign of faint recognition.

and I said: how did this happen?”

and the deer glanced at the huge machine next to me, the titanic monster, paving the way for civilization.

and the deer said: “Do you see now, do you understand?”

and I looked around me, the city, at the train, at the nightmares of man.

and I said: “I understand.”
the deer said: “then do something about it!”

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

Matthew 7: 1-14

Judging Others
7 “Do not judge, so that you may not be judged. 2 For with the judgment you make you will be judged, and the measure you give will be the measure you get. 3 Why do you see the speck in your neighbor’s[a] eye, but do not notice the log in your own eye? 4 Or how can you say to your neighbor,[b] ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ while the log is in your own eye? 5 You hypocrite, first take the log out of your own eye, and then you will see clearly to take the speck out of your neighbor’s[c] eye.

Profaning the Holy
6 “Do not give what is holy to dogs; and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under foot and turn and maul you.

Ask, Search, Knock
7 “Ask, and it will be given you; search, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened for you. 8 For everyone who asks receives, and everyone who searches finds, and for everyone who knocks, the door will be opened. 9 Is there anyone among you who, if your child asks for bread, will give a stone? 10 Or if the child asks for a fish, will give a snake? 11 If you then, who are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask him!

The Golden Rule
12 “In everything do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets.

The Narrow Gate
13 “Enter through the narrow gate; for the gate is wide and the road is easy[d] that leads to destruction, and there are many who take it. 14 For the gate is narrow and the road is hard that leads to life, and there are few who find it.

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farther along

lkisaid thoughts, sounds and creative miscellany episode 48

josh garrels – farther along:

https://joshgarrels.bandcamp.com/track/farther-along

Farther along we’ll know all about it
Farther along we’ll understand why
Cheer up my brothers, live in the sunshine
We’ll understand this, all by and by

Tempted and tried, I wondered why
The good man died, the bad man thrives
And Jesus cries because he loves em’ both
We’re all cast-aways in need of ropes
Hangin’ on by the last threads of our hope
In a house of mirrors full of smoke
Confusing illusions I’ve seen

Where did I go wrong, I sang along
To every chorus of the song
That the devil wrote like a piper at the gates
Leading mice and men down to their fates
But some will courageously escape
The seductive voice with a heart of faith
While walkin’ that line back home

So much more to life than we’ve been told
It’s full of beauty that will unfold
And shine like you struck gold my wayward son
That deadweight burden weighs a ton
Go down into the river and let it run
And wash away all the things you’ve done
Forgiveness alright

Chorus

Still I get hard pressed on every side
Between the rock and a compromise
Like the truth and pack of lies fightin’ for my soul
And I’ve got no place left go
Cause I got changed by what I’ve been shown
More glory than the world has known
Keeps me ramblin’ on

Skipping like a calf loosed from its stall
I’m free to love once and for all
And even when I fall I’ll get back up
For the joy that overflows my cup
Heaven filled me with more than enough
Broke down my levee and my bluff
Let the flood wash me

And one day when the sky rolls back on us
Some rejoice and the others fuss
Cause every knee must bow and tongue confess
That the son of god is forever blessed
His is the kingdom, we’re the guests
So put your voice up to the test
Sing Lord, come soon

Chorus

from Love & War & The Sea In Between, released June 15, 2011

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o come o come emmanuel

lkisaid thoughts, sounds and creative miscellany episode 49

josh garrels – o come o come emmanuel:

https://joshgarrels.bandcamp.com/track/o-come-o-come-emmanuel

O come, O come, Emmanuel
And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appears
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel.

Oh, come, our Dayspring from on high,
And cheer us by your drawing nigh,
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death’s dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!

The Lord’s Prayer

https://oca.org/orthodoxy/the-orthodox-faith/spirituality/prayer-fasting-and-almsgiving/the-lords-prayer

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