Grant Us Peace

Several weeks ago, we attended a concert up in Spartanburg. There was a line in one of Dave Turner's songs that struck a chord with me and I spent most of the drive home trying to assemble lyrics & music. (I think Izzy dozed through the entire experiement in rhyme scheme, meter and tune. Good for him.)

I don't usually share works in progress, but this may end up being all there is.

There are three little crosses
with names I can't read
planted on the edge of the highway;
a roadside reminder
of those who still grieve;
I offer this prayer as I drive...

Bring the souls of the faithful departed
into the light of Your presence;
Grant them rest, O Lord,
and grant us peace.

She kneels at the marker
and brushes the leaves
off their name, off his dates, off the flowers;
I kneel in the Chapel
and finger the beads;
I pray for him in this Holy Hour...

Bring the souls of the faithful departed
into the light of Your presence;
grant them rest, O Lord,
and grant us peace.

(c) House of Chez Casa Music, 2006

I think it's my most "Catholic" composition yet. Shades of purgatory, even.