Ashlea gave us several new music cds for Christmas, and one of them was Andrew Peterson's The Far Country. My only real experience with this artist is that we saw his Christmas concert "Behold the Lamb" last year in Midland, and I must confess that we really went to hear Derek Webb. Since I have had the flu for the last two days and am having way too much couch time, I took some time this morning to concentrate on listening to the songs on this album. Much of Peterson's work is allegorical; I'm sure that's one main reason Ashlea is drawn to his music. I typically struggle with allegory (it's the lazy brain syndrome), but I have come to really like and appreciate one song in particular..."The Havens Grey."
There is no road to bear me from my sorrow
No healing that is deeper than this hurt
My heart is gone away across the water
To the bright, undying shores beyond the world
When I sail from Havens Grey
Caught up on the wind and blown away
I will close my eyes on the Shadowlands
And bid goodbye to all my friends
The parting is the price
It is the price that I must pay
To sail beyond the arms of the Havens Grey.
And even though you know your heart is breaking
For a little longer still you must be whole
To love the life that's given for the taking
And to give the love the living's given for
And let it lead you to those shores
When you sail from Haven Grey
Caught up on the wind and blown away
Close your eyes on the Shadowlands
And bid goodbye to all your friends
And sail from Havens Grey
Caught up on the wind and blown away
You'll bid goodbye to all your friends
And close your eyes on the Shadowlands
I know you will open them again in the endless day
Of a love that dawns beyond the Havens Grey.
So follow the road through the rain
Down from the door where it began
Out of the rain into the sun
Follow it on and on and on
Keep to the road through the rain
Is there a there and back again?
Out of the rain into the sun
Follow it on and on and on
The parting is the price
It is the price that I must pay
To harbor far beyond the Havens Grey.
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