Name: The Desert
Duration: P00H00M33S
Description: “In the Overhoop Community, where I live, we reflected on some Bible verses. I reflected on ‘The Lord is all I have’, a quote from Jeremiah. The postcard of a boy with a bird on his hand that my friends Simone and Eelke gave me did the rest. ”

The Desert

from The Desert, The Dew & The Dawn by Paul Cherryseed

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“In the Overhoop Community, where I live, we reflected on some Bible verses. I reflected on ‘The Lord is all I have’, a quote from Jeremiah. The postcard of a boy with a bird on his hand that my friends Simone and Eelke gave me did the rest. ”

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(Music and lyrics by Paul Cherryseed)

I'm moaning in the desert
Got nothing to do
And there's dirt on my shirt
No laundry machine no way to stay clean
No everyday job, no oases are seen
In this hour

I'm hungry for some water
Thirsty for some food
And my feet are confused
No road there to pick, and my telephone's sick
My bags are too full and my head feels like brick
In this place

CHORUS
I long for the man that mends
The Lord is like a tent
Why did I build on sand?
And the wind blows without a doubt...

I'm fasting in the desert
But nobody sees me
What do I care about prayer
My shoes are no more, and my face feels so sore
My telephone rusts, my bags are rags, I'm poor
In this life

CHORUS
I long for the man that mends
The Lord is like a tent
Why did I build on sand?
Then the wind blows without a doubt
No pockets full of pence
Just a bird on my hand
She's got nothing to spend
With hope she just flies about

Now it's an early morning
All has passed over
I sing on wings with a friend
The wormwood and gall will not conquer it all
The old life will fall and Jesus stands tall
And on this hill he says:

CHORUS
"I am the redeemer that mends
The Lord is like a tent
Why did you build on sand?
Now the wind blows without a doubt
No pockets full of pence
Just a bird on my hand
She's got nothing to spend
With hope she will fly about!"

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from The Desert, The Dew & The Dawn, released May 29, 2013
Paul Cherryseed: classical guitar and vocals
Rob Vermeulen: acoustic twelve-string, western guitar and bass
Colin Lee Vermeulen: Drums

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