Ravinia 2019, Issue 7, Week 14

even in this rain out of the mouths of visions torn open out of the mouths of children lost in the furnaces out of the bloody lullabies out of the beaks of buried eagles out of the languages of abandoned wells out of the forests wrapped in rags thunder stamping where it wants wires of lightning loose and writhing skies as stained as the seas we cry this song to be sung even in this rain sit with her now, old earth lean in hear her stories what has already been given the thing not done, the thing we have yet to do awake on watch keeping our hands in the wounds even in this rain how might we ever say to You we have ceased to dream never forgetting remembering how every breathing remembers to build the world loving what we are walking toward someone inside us forever saying stars nobody no one turned away nobody no one unworthy nobody no one ashamed each radiance each silence each praise each shadow mind into heart mind into heart each dream walks on even in this rain thank you All Of Us What could be the song? Where begin again? Who could meet us there? Where might we begin? From the shadows climb, Rise to sing again; Where could be the joy? How do we begin? Never our despair, Never the least of us, Never turn away, Never hide our face; Ordinary boy, Only all of us, Free us from our fear, Only all of us. What could be the song? Where begin again? Who could meet us there? Where might we begin? From the shadows climb, Rise to sing again; Where could be the joy? How do we begin? Never our despair, Never the least of us, Never turn away, Never hide your face; Ordinary boy, Only all of us, Free us from our fear. Only in the Love, Love that lifts us up, Clear from out the heart From the mountain’s side, Come creation come, Strong as any stream; How can we let go? How can we forgive? How can we be dream? Out of heaven, rain, Rain to wash us free; Rivers flowing on, Ever to the sea; Bind up every wound, Every cause to grieve; Always to forgive, Only to believe. [Chorale:] Most noble Light, Creation’s face, How should we live but joined in you, Remain within your saving grace Through all we say and do And know we are the Love that moves The sun and all the stars? + O Love that dwells, O Love that burns In every human heart. (Only in the Love, Love that lifts us up!) This evergreen, this heart, this soul, Now moves us to remake our world, Reminds us how we are to be Your people born to dream; How old this joy, how strong this call, To sing your radiant care With every voice, in cloudless hope Of our belonging here. Only in the Love … Only all of us … (Heaven: Wash me …) All of us, only all of us. What could be the song? Where do we begin? Only in the Love, Love that lifts us up. All Of Us All. Reprise: This Chant of Life (Cattle, Horses, Sky, and Grass) (This chant of life cannot be heard It must be felt, there is no word To sing that could express the true Significance of how we wind Through all these hoops of Earth and mind Through horses, cattle, sky and grass And all these things that sway and pass.) Yoodle—ooh, yoodle-ooh-hoo, so sings a lone cowboy, Who with the wild roses wants you to be free. RAVINIA MAGAZINE | SEPTEMBER 3 – SEPTEMBER 15, 2019 112