random juke: prayer to st peter.......

A friend of Junior's just passed away last Thursday, and I have been hearing of his struggle throughout the time when I first learned about it end of last year. A guy by the name of Clarence, struggled with metastasised cancer, and now back to Lord. Seeing the sadness in Junior's face brought back some uncomfortable memories of my own struggle with emotions facing death. I am glad full that all of my close friends are still with me, but from time to time I do have patients whom I cared for so much succumbing to their sickness. This song reminds me of the tiredness of they who had to struggle before they can rest. It's a song by Edwin McCain, after an anonymous poem found on a war-torn wall of a hospital during WW2.

Prayer to St Peter, Edwin McCain
Let them in, Peter
For they are very tired
Give them couches where the angels sleep
And light those fires
Let them wake whole again
To brand new dawns
Fired by the sun
Not war-times bloody guns
May their peace be deep
Remember where the broken bodies lie
God knows how young they were
To have to die

You know God knows how young they were
To have to die

Give them things they like
Let them make some noise
Give dance hall bands not golden harps
To these our boys
Let them love Peter
For they've had no time
They should have bird songs and trees
And hills to climb
The taste of summer
And a ripened pear
And girls as sweet as meadow wind
And flowing hair
And tell them how they are missed
But say not to fear
It's gonna be all right
With us down here

Let them in, Peter
For they are very tired
Give them couches where the angels sleep
And light those fires
Let them wake whole again
To brand new dawns
Fired by the sun
Not war-times bloody guns
May their peace be deep
Remember where the broken bodies lie
God knows how young they were
To have to die

You know God knows how young they were
To have to die

And tell them how they are missed
But say not to fear
It's gonna be all right
With us down here

It's gonna be all right
With us down here

LISTEN TO PRAYER TO ST PETER HERE

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