if it be Your will
that i speak no more
and my voice be still
as it was before
i will speak no more
i shall abide until
i am spoken for
if it be Your will
if it be Your will
that a voice be true
from this broken hill
i will sing to You
from this broken hill
all Your praises they shall ring
if it be Your will
to let me sing
from this broken hill
all Your praises they shall ring
if it be Your will
to let me sing
if it be Your will
if there is a choice
let the rivers fill
let the hills rejoice
let Your mercy spill
on all these burning hearts in hell
if it be Your will
to make us well
and draw us near
and bind us tight
all Your children here
in their rags of light
in our rags of light
all dressed to kill
and end this night
if it be Your will
if it be Your will
- leonard cohen, various positions
and then our exile
Wednesday, September 13, 2006 at 12:56 p.m.
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What a lovely old Cohen song/poem. Thanks for posting it, as it brings back memories.
Ya Haqq!
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basit said...
you're very welcome. :) of all of cohen's work, i think this and the live version of "who by fire" are my favourite.
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hafsah said...
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subhanAllah.
this is just beautiful.
and to think i've never heard of cohen before -- blasphemous.
indebted :\ many thanks.
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