Oh the stars they look like pinholes in the sky
Threading light into the black veil of the night
Where Orion kneels on bended knee and the Magi feel eternity
When the withered hand and the clenching teeth are opened
We are broken for the need of light to shine
We are broken for that sacred gift inside
We are broken for the honeymoon
Broken for the inner room
We are broken for that open wound to bind
Fear not
Fear not
Fear not
For I am with thee
Fear not
Fear not
Fear not
For I am with thee and you are mine
Did you see me when I hid behind my shame?
Did you see me when the garden was inflamed?
Did you see me slipping through your hands?
Did you see me leave the promise land?
Did you see me when it got carried away?
You were brave today to walk out in your skin
You were brave today to find the strength within
You were brave to do the askin’
You were brave to turn your mask in
You were brave to stay and take it on the chin
It is not without some pain that we are born
It is not without some cracks that we are torn
It is not without some feeling
It is not without some healing
It is not without some beauty we’re adored
Fear not (you are opened for the need of light to shine)
Fear not
Fear not (you are opened for the sacred gift inside)
For I am with thee
Fear not (you are opened for the honeymoon)
Fear not (opened for the inner room)
Fear not (you are opened for that open wound to bind)
For I am with thee and you are mine
credits
from Fear Not,
track released November 17, 2017
Cameron Blake: piano
Gene Hahn and Christopher Martin: violins
Barbara Corbato: viola
Jeremy Crosmer: cello
Gerald Torres: upright bass
Rockford High School Chamber Singers
String arrangement by Zachary Kolkman
Choral arrangement by Jennifer Fortosis
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