Brandes

Lyrics

SONG FOR MORDECAI
Oh Mordecai
I should have known you’d not be found
Where wine is drunk and sages think aloud,
But in a shabby room, alone with God
And prayers in ink you shed like blood.

Ah Daniel
How long, oh Lord, have I been waiting,
My soul in flames, my body in decline.
The day is closing, the light is fading,
But you have come in time.
These are my hopes for you to hope;
This the vision you must see.
This is the glory I behold;
This the man that you must be.

Ah Daniel
Death is coming to me soon;
It is a parting and a gift.
For I shall live again in you,
And our spirits co-exist.
You shall lead our people home,
This is my final prophesy.
Where thou goest, I shall go
And we shall set our people free.

Oh Mordecai
I see your dream as if through clouds.
I feel the darkness closing round.
I fear the sorrow there will be,
Before our people can be free.