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Re: [at-l] The Church of 10,000 feet
- Subject: Re: [at-l] The Church of 10,000 feet
- From: Tom Williams <Williams@AB.EDU>
- Date: Wed, 01 Apr 1998 10:11:14 -0500
- Organization: Alderson-Broaddus College
If you want to make it real liturgical, you can more-
or-less sing it to the tune of _Joyful, Joyful_
(aka Beethoven's 9th, or the STARZ Jingle).
-Tom Williams
Pete Fornof wrote:
> This is great.
>
> THE CHURCH OF 10,000 FEET
>
> Words by
> TrailDad
>
> 1. Sunlight blaze through morning mist,
> Shadowed frost outlines the trail.
>
> I climb higher, toward the pass,
> Searching for my mystic grail.
>
> Refrain:
>
> Place of worship, without limits,
> Tired hiker, take a seat.
>
> Gaze in awe on God's creations,
> Here where earth and blue sky meet.
>
> Leave all sadness down below,
> Here in joy our spirits meet.
>
> Heaven and Nature sing out loud here,
> In the Church of 10,000 feet.
>
> 2. There's a price we pay to visit,
> This high place of rock and sky.
>
> Most would say it's just not worth it,
> We find peace here, we know why.
>
> 3. What cathedrals imitate,
> We find here where cold winds blow.
>
> Icy pools reflect tall spires,
> Bathed in twilight's Alpenglow.
>
> 4. God's good children never die,
> They move to a higher place.
>
> I believe they first pause here, to
> Acclimate to perfect grace.
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> --
> Peter H. Fornof
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>
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