Body & Soul

 

Awoken, tired.

Alarm fulfills its role.

Got aches in my body,

Got prayer in my soul.

Matins, chanting

Morning Canticles.

Got aches in my body,

Got prayer in my soul.

Prayer Book, coffee,

God’s glory to extol.

Got aches in my body,

Got prayer in my soul.

Blisters on my hands;

Hard work, digging holes.

Got aches in my body,

Got prayer in my soul.

Brace on my back.

Knees padded, feelin’ old.

Got aches in my body,

Got prayer in my soul.

Hands’re copper green

And sin’s takin’ its toll.

Got aches in my body,

Got prayer in my soul.

Lord Jesus Christ,

Have mercy, make me whole.

Got aches in my body,

Got prayer in my soul.

Dry, cracked palms;

Living water, spirit’s full.

Got aches in my body,

Got prayer in my soul.

Evensong, incense,

David’s Psalm-filled scrolls.

Got aches in my body,

Got prayer in my soul.

My spirit now departs,

His hand made me lay low.

Got aches in my body,

Got prayer in my soul.