The Silence Between the Prayers

from Don't Tell James by Purple Martin

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lyrics

Well it did my heart good to see that priest
with a guitar slung on his back
And it did my heart good to see that tree
mostly living but some burned black
And it did my heart good to sing with people
in communion once again
But it was the silence between the prayers
when I heard you echo my Amen

Chorus:
And it was your voice, a voice that whispered
in a language plain but rare
It was the voice, the voice of mystery
in the silence between the prayers

Well the priest he told us what God intended
and how he holds us in our misery
But I could not hear him cause I was listen
To the story of that lightning-struck tree

Chorus

A broken tree, a wooden cross
A loaf of bread and a cup of wine
The sun, the breeze, the altar table
Clapping hands and dancing chimes
And they put a red rope round where tongues of fire
had licked that mighty tree
And the people came round
though they weren't supposed to
cause they had to touch the mystery

Chorus

credits

from Don't Tell James, released December 1, 1999
Phyllis Capanna: lead vocal, acoustic guitar
Brice Buchanan: lead guitar, vocal
Brian Middleton: acoustic 12-string guitar, vocal
Bill Kuhlman: bass, vocal
Gary Barbati: drums, vocal

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