From soft moment, breath held tentative
Praise rises with, first word sung
Hal·le·lu·jah
Raised high in song, in but one word, that word
His face singing a lifetime I hear.
Join with, being with, hearing all, knowing
Moments through all of a life, each one
Blessing me, sharing joy, generations gone
Hal·le·lu·jah
Eyes brim full singing, I can all but feel him
His voice singing praise, elbow touching mine
Knowing smile.
It was like that before he was even gone
With this one song, one word, praise
Hope, gift, creation, love, all
Distilled into One, I see rapture in his eyes
Hal·le·lu·jah
Though here no more, presence stronger now
Sung for joyful farewell of yet another kind
In hope that ache, this breaking bond gone
Will make space for reason of loss
Creation, never ending, needs room.
Hal·le·lu·jah
Song raised skyward where mountains wander
Filling blue sky, soul feet fear not to tread
Weep not for the end, beloved cry
Shed tears for beauty found
Each journey made but once, walked unique
One step beautiful, in its own
Hal·le·lu·jah
Still his voice with, and We sing fond farewell
Bless them for the journey
My heart whispers to him, and his voice
Sings to others somewhere else
Where I barely hear through some veil
Still it is enough to hear words echo
Beyond the pale, into eternity
With his smile, blessing their journey
A word rings All time, Once more
Hal·le·lu·jah
© 2018, John D. Cooper
(With gratitude to Mary Lou Prince for an eternal connection to the beyond. Hallelujah)
Hal-le-lu-jah . Thank you very much.