[Oe List ...] Help with a Song

[Marilyn Crocker]

Here, here, Karen and Joyce for your suggested revisions.  To my ear your
changes enhance the blending of poetic and musical lines!!

 

Marilyn R. Crocker, Ed.D

123 Sanborn Rd

West Newfield, ME 04095

 

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To everyone who is re-saving the words to the God song, go with Joyce'
suggestion for the last line: 

 

 "It is God who gives every one a life and God who takes that life away," 

 

Karen Bueno



-----Original Message-----
From: Joyce Sloan <jsloan45 at gmail.com>
To: Order Ecumenical Community <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
Sent: Thu, Jun 13, 2013 9:52 pm
Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Help with a Song

Karen you must have read my mind. Because I want to share the imagery of
this song with someone who is struggling with the loss of a loved one, I had
started to work on revisions. Love what you have done! For the last sentence
"It is God who gives every one a life and God who takes that life away,"
works better for me. Try it and see what you think.

 

On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 10:29 PM, Karenbueno <karenbueno at aol.com> wrote:

I think we could clear up the male gender language by using "us" and "we"
and "one's" and "our" and a verb tense.  See my revision, and the original,
below.  Karen Bueno 

 

GOD

Tune: Blowing in the Wind

 

It is God that is always driving us to care about the coming day.

And yet God is the mystery who takes each one's security away.

It is God that makes us seek happiness. but does not allow our joy to stay.

It is God who gives every one a life, and God who takes our life away.

 

It is God that drives us to search for love, and yet we are constantly
pursued.

By that force which finally casts each one out into loneliness and solitude.

It is God that drives us to knowledge and truth, but always denies us
certitude.

It is God who drives every one a life, and God who takes our life away.

 

It is God that gives the desire to achieve, and yet death leaves our work
undone.

It is God that summons us to do good, and neglect our duty to none.

And yet God is the voice that pronounces guilt, for our war with self is
never won.

It is God who gives every one a life, and God who takes our life away.

 

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From: Marge Philbrook <msphilbrook at gmail.com>
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Sent: Thu, Jun 13, 2013 8:26 pm
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GOD

Tune: Blowing in the Wind 

 

It is God that is always driving man to care about the coming day. 

And yet God is the mystery who takes each man's security away. 

It is God that makes man seek happiness. but does not allow his joy to stay.


It is God who gives every man his life, and God who takes his life away.

 

It is God that drives man to search for love, and yet man is constantly
pursued. 

By that force which finally casts each one out into loneliness and solitude.


It is God that drives man to knowledge and truth, but always denies him
certitude. 

It is God who drives every man his life, and God who takes his life away.

 

It is God that gives the desire to achieve, and yet death leaves man's work
undone. 

It is God that summons man to do good, and neglect his duty to none. 

And yet God is the voice that pronounces guilt, for man's war with self is
never won. 

It is God who gives every man his life, and God who takes his life away.

 

 

On Thu, Jun 13, 2013 at 7:13 PM, Joyce Sloan <jsloan45 at gmail.com> wrote:

Hello Colleagues,

I am trying to find the words to the song with the line "It is God who gives
every man his life and God who takes his life away" 

I checked the only songbook I have titled "Songs For Those Who Care" and
that song is not in it.

Thanks,

Joyce

 


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