Heaven is Here to Stay

A must listen about now would be Tim King's talks from Nov 12 and 13th. the archive is here

I listened to that right after playing this....a song I wrote about a year ago.


Here in this dry and thirsty land
Not much grows here just miles of sand
that stretch toward the horizon to an empty sky
Here in this dry and thirsty land

Where did that river come from?
I'm desperate for water but how can I get some
with this broken bottle I carry along?
Where is that river coming from?

I walk upstream for a while
I meet a young boy wearing a smile
across a face that is shining
like headlights in NOVEMBER
"where did that river come from?"

(he said) It's coming from the city of the
great and mighty king
no palace, church or temple there
but you should hear everybody sing
It's open to the public now 24 hours a day
it's colour is filling all this grey
heaven is here to stay

I asked him "How can these things be?"
It doesn't sound like anything I've ever seen
through this window I'm holding that Grandfather gave me
I asked him "How can these things be?"

He said "If you'll just look outside that frame."
You just might discover there's no one to blame
and we're all in the same circle in the arms of the Father
"If you'll just look outside that frame."

(he said) and then you'll see the city of the
great and mighty king
no palace, church or temple there
but you should hear everybody sing
It's open to the public now 24 hours a day
it's colour is filling all this grey
heaven is here to stay