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I strolled back to the haunted saloon
arrived floating
swung the bat-wings aside
one fell off its hinge, disintegrated
into a pile of dust as
the wings on the heels of my hiking boots fluttered by
what a relief
finally floating after all these earth-bound years
“I’ll have a double” said I
to the barmaid, Mary
ahhhhhhh Mary
Holy Mary
our favorite Mary
amen & hallelujah…
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narrative by Rawclyde
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artwork by Ravenari & Lajuls
Deviant Art
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It’s Love, Brother Love, say
Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show
Pack up the babies and grab the old ladies
And ev’ryone goes, ’cause everyone knows
Brother Love’s show
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Take my hand in yours
Walk with me this day
In my heart I know, I will never stray
Halle, halle, halle, halle
Halle, halle, halle, halle
It’s Love, Brother Love, say
Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show
Pack up the babies
And grab the old ladies and ev’ryone goes
I say, Love, Brother Love, say
Brother Love’s Traveling Salvation Show
Pack up the babies
And grab the old ladies and ev’ryone goes…
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wrote & sung by
Neil Diamond
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1972
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Blessed Art Thou
in the
mind heart & soul
of
Rawclyde
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Silent night, Holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin, mother and child
Holy infant, tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace.
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Silent night, Holy night
Son of God, love’s pure light
Radiant beams from thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord at thy birth
Jesus, Lord at thy birth.
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Silent night, Holy night
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven above
Heavenly hosts sing Hallelujah
Christ the Savior is born
Christ the Savior is born.
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editor
rawclyde
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by Fred Pratt Green
1979
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Of all the Spirit’s gifts to me,
I pray that I may never cease
to take and treasure most these three:
love, joy, and peace.
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The Spirit shows me love’s
the root of every gift sent from above,
of every flower, of every fruit,
that God is love.
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The Spirit shows if I possess
a love no evil can destroy;
how ever great is my distress,
then this is joy.
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Though what’s ahead is mystery,
and life itself is ours on lease,
each day the Spirit says to me,
“Go forth in peace!”
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We go in peace, but made aware
that, in a needy world like this,
our clearest purpose is to share
love, joy, and peace.
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text
Copyright 1979 Hope Publishing Co.
found in The United Methodist Hymnal
art 1
statue of athena
greek goddess of war & wisdom
art 2
kali and the virgin by james roderick
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editor
rawclyde
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by kurt kaiser
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it only takes a spark to get a fire going
and soon all those around can warm up in its glowing
that’s how it is with God’s love once you’ve experienced it
you spread his love to everyone, you want to pass it on
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what a wondrous time is spring when all the trees are budding
the birds begin to sing, the flowers start their blooming
that’s how it is with God’s love once you’ve experienced it
you want to sing, it’s fresh like spring, you want to pass it on
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i wish for you, my friend, the happiness that I’ve found
you can depend on him, it matters not where you’re bound
i’ll shout it from the mountain top, i want my world to know
the Lord of love has come to me, I want to pass it on
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text found in
the united methodist hymnal
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editor
rawclyde
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