Each of us a life would work Sent from my Verizon Wireless Phone ----- Reply message ----- From: "Karenbueno" <karenbueno@aol.com> To: <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Subject: [Oe List ...] Help with a Song Date: Fri, Jun 14, 2013 10:01 am 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@gmail.com> To: Order Ecumenical Community <oe@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@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. -----Original Message----- From: Marge Philbrook <msphilbrook@gmail.com> To: Order Ecumenical Community <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> Sent: Thu, Jun 13, 2013 8:26 pm Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] Help with a Song 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@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 _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net