1. |
HOLY FOUNT
01:37
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Light falling down
on me.
I can see,
I can see so clearly.
Muse, you descend
gently.
I will sing,
I will sing unto thee.
Mount, Holy Fount
of all things.
I can see,
I can see You clearly.
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2. |
These Gleaming Days
02:50
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It was fall
on Mount March.
Trees looked down
on leaves lost.
How those leaves
made a sea of orange.
Benjamin
called outside
to his kids,
who all smiled
as they ran
dizzily in circles.
He said,
“Hear me, kids,
who’ve made me rich.
My cup is full.
Let us pray
these gleaming days
may never dull,
and may your
hearts house
Mount March
forever. Amen."
The Sun sank
to the ground
warily,
without sound,
as the Mount
cast a velvet shadow.
In the house
by the fire,
everyone
gathered tired,
and Aislinn
wrapped each child in blankets.
She said,
“Children sweet,
before you sleep,
know I am here.
No wind nor rain
nor boundless plain
shall cause you fear,
for my love
shall stream down
Mount March
forever. Amen.
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3. |
MOUNT MARCH
04:16
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Years had flown
like a hawk with her prey
in her sights.
Daughter Dawn,
with her house on the Mount's
other side,
prayed, "Light, come in
and shine on my dear kin.
How I've grown
to give up all that I chase
in my mind.
Now, I count
on You, Mount, outright
to provide
for my husband
and our two children."
Mount March
standing all alone, unchanging.
Mount March
watching each sunset fading.
Snow fell down
with the land as its page
painted white.
With her seat
by the frosted pane, Dawn
set to write.
"Dear prized parents,
how I feel this distance.
Every turn
that I miss these days
draws a line.
Looking close,
you will find the trace
in my smile.
Please tell Eden,
no snow can slow our footsteps."
Mount March
standing all alone, unchanging.
Mount March
watching each sunset fading.
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4. |
Rio
06:10
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On the eve of the wedding,
as the sun was setting,
Rio slipped on his coat.
Heading for the tree line,
with his sisters in mind,
he carried father's axe alone.
The moon cast borrowed light
amidst a heavenly choir
set in mythic shapes
the ancients long had named.
Rio paused to laud
the Mount that birthed this land
and its canopy
stretched out infinitely.
"Bless you, Rock,
Unchanging One.
With river pure,
You quench our thirst.
With mountain game,
You fill our plates.
Your towering frame
fends off the Gale.
Your pines alone
have warmed our home."
As he raised the axe to the sky
to fell the tree of his eye,
Rio heard a stir up the slope.
On the moonlit Mount's side,
with a leaden-swing stride,
a panther tracked down the snow.
Fearing for his life
and what might be required,
he charged the umbral beast,
when lo, it froze to speak,
"Rio, son of Benjamin,
thou came to feed a fire,
yet I clearly see
there is more in store for thee, for you have
Blessed the Rock,
the Unchanging One.
You see,
the dawn of time
grew like the vine,
spreading its shoots
to form new fruit.
Mount March's gaze
observed the change
and simply stood,
deeming it good."
PANTHER
"Rio, you were named with wisdom,
salvation of this land
flowing from the Fount of Ages
to every open hand.
One day, you will climb this incline
to the tall, misty peak,
discover endless, hidden treasure,
and, finally, set it free."
RIO
"Please, dear wildcat of mystery,
there's much for me to ask.
How can you've seen the birth of all things
and know what's yet to pass?"
Before he could pose more questions,
the Sun began to show,
lightning flashed, the beast dissolved,
and it left as blackish smoke.
"How I've sought truth and love all my life,
and I've found the path in one night!"
With arms heavy with wood for the bride,
Rio felt his heart burn inside.
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5. |
The Wedding
06:51
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EDEN
"Dressed in my finest white,
I reach the aisle and smile,
for I see my love.
To have him is enough.
Blessed by my father's hand,
crowned in flowers of this land,
I walk towards my love
framed in golden dusk.
Just as the Mountain's river,
my heart swiftly races,
just as the river after the rain,
and when I look upon you,
I lose all my graces
as when we first met in the rain.
Every step I took since then,
I'd take again."
DAWN
"Led by an amber glow,
I follow o'er the snow
with my fervent love
and our little ones.
Left with a final hill,
I sprint with my fading will.
Then I see the bride
steeped in dance 'round the fire.
Just as the Mountain's river,
my heart swiftly races,
just as the river after the rain,
and when I reach your embrace,
I laugh and can't contain it,
as when we first played in the rain.
Every step I took since then,
I'd take again."
EDEN
"Dear Dawn, sister, traveller, brave one, friend.
Am I dreaming? Have I lost my head?
From Aurora,
my wild-eyed baby sister,
to you, Dawn,
the eldest one.
I feel the richness
claimed by my parents
to have all my family
within my arm's reach."
'Round the fire, Rio made his choice,
as his sisters, parents, friends rejoiced.
RIO
"Now's the time.
I can't bear goodbyes.
I feel Mount March
calling me on!
Into the dark,
I shall depart
to reach the Peak
that has chosen me."
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Auburn fox cubs played
on a cool summer morn',
tumbling on green plains
since they had been born.
In Mount March's shade,
moving like a storm,
bison teemed and grazed
in subtle, shifting form.
"I see you, Mount.
You are the same!"
Aurora cried
from her place
on the porch
wrapped around her father's home.
"Like the buck,
we make our stake
on this land
that You have claimed,
locking horns,
pawing for our Father's home."
Birds and rodents sought
fruit from summer's yield.
Every winter taught
to make most of each meal.
Hoping to get caught,
children swarmed the field,
and Aurora thought
of life's unending wheel.
"I see you, Mount.
You were the same
when we were kids
as You are today.
Now, we watch
our kids play as we once did.
Mountain true,
show me grace.
Be with my brother, Rio,
on this day,
for we've not
seen him since Eden was wed."
As she finished her prayer,
Aurora looked up,
and she saw blackish smoke there
on the mountain top.
It circled the peak
like a laurel wreath,
crowning the Mount
the victor.
Keen eyes could see
figures beneath
descending the Mount,
a man and panther.
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In the wake of these
passing moments,
Time takes me by the hand.
Nothing missing, no
nothing at all.
Everything before my heart.
I'm floating down the river
leading me home.
In a world where the
people you know
will take you by the hand.
In a painting of
blues and greens,
everything just as it seems.
I'm floating down the river
leading me home.
You and I were made for this.
On and on and on and on it goes.
The river flows.
Carry me home.
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Brother, Oh Brother Franklin, Tennessee
Brother, Oh Brother is the name under which Michael Guido records his music. He is an independent artist based out of Columbia, TN.
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