I have thought about adapting lines from the Lord Alfred Tennyson poem "In Memoriam" ever since I was 14.
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Almighty God, Immortal Love – inspired by Lord Alfred Tennyson
Almighty God, immortal Love,
How can I feel the way I do
Though none can see my darkened soul
I can't conceal the truth from You
So run my prayers, but what am I?
An infant crying in the night
An infant crying in the dark
An infant crying for the light
Make me brave
Make me strong
Make me wise
I've mourned so long
It's said that You can heal all wounds
You have made us and are just
We have but faith, we cannot know
And yet we place in You our trust
I feel my sorrow deepen down
Weight of tears that cannot fall
It's better to have loved and lost
Than never to have loved at all
Make me brave
Make me strong
Make me wise
I've mourned so long
Forgive my confused and wasted youth
Forgive these wild and wandering cries
Forgive my grief for one removed
And in Your wisdom make me wise
Almighty God
Almighty God
Almighty God
That's cool, I've read it earlier and checked it out before lunch. :shock: Looks like a great idea, now I have heard it, all right! 8)
Like a bird on the wire,
like a drunk in a midnight choir
I have tried in my way to be free.
Thanks for listening and the comment
Hi MrEWorm,
Sounding good :D It has a lilting sound of traditional Jewish music which fits the words well. The the only minimal suggestion would be to include the whole title at the tag ending......but if you add the words maybe just two times instead of three.
Almighty God, Immortal Love
Almighty God, Immortal Love
Thanks for sharing.
James
Hi MrEWorm,
Sounding good :D It has a lilting sound of traditional Jewish music which fits the words well. The the only minimal suggestion would be to include the whole title at the tag ending......but if you add the words maybe just two times instead of three.
Almighty God, Immortal Love
Almighty God, Immortal Love
Thanks for sharing.
James
I never thought it had a connection with traditional Jewish music but I can see what you mean. The original poem was Christion, the first line read "Strong Son of God, immortal love". As I wrote the first two lines in 1964 I don't remember why I changed it to "Almighty God".
I heard this chord progression back then and it just sounded soooooo melancholy. I knew right away that I had to change the rhyme scheme from abba to abab to fit the melofy in my head.
Thanks for the listen and ideas.
