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This Pilgrim Way

by A Horse & His Boy

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1.
One day I woke up and the world was an ocean The sun ran in circles to keep me confused My bed was my lifeboat, as I was its captain My wits not about me, my spirit diffused And I'm lost in the current I am lost in the blue I am lost without a compass I am lost without You I hollered in vain to the sharks and the seagulls The water was biting me, and so was the sky So I sat alone in between the horizons Waiting to either be rescued or die And I'm lost in the current I am lost in the blue I am lost without a compass I am lost without You So call me a sailor, call me an orphan Call me a hero, call me a fool Call me a sailor, call me an orphan Call me a hero, call me a fool I am lost in the current I am lost in the blue I am lost without a compass I am lost without You
2.
Ghosts 03:01
The other night I saw you there Trembling white upon the stairs You made no sound, but still I heard Your siren song, those bitter words But I am not afraid I am not afraid I am not afraid of ghosts I walk alone through crowded streets And there you are in every stranger that I meet You move in secret, just like the wind A dogged foe I can’t escape or apprehend But I am not afraid I am not afraid I am not afraid of ghosts And I will speak your name no more I am not who I was before The time has come for me to look you in the eye No, I am not afraid I am not afraid I am not afraid of ghosts I am not afraid I am not afraid I am not afraid of you
3.
I was a soldier when I was a child First I was foolish, then I was wise Oh, for the sorrows I have seen with these eyes They flow like bloodstreams in the river so mild I have seen metal pierce skin and bone I have seen corpses withered and cold Some were still infants, some weathered and old And though I am wounded, I am not alone I have seen fire, and I have seen flood I have seen evil, and I have seen good Both sides have suffered on the field where I stood I crawled from the fallout and rolled in the blood I was a soldier when I was a child Some foes were human, and some were divine But I am my Lover’s, and my Lover is mine I find my solace with the One who is wild
4.
Into Bone 03:43
In this dry and dusty valley Here I am, here I am Beaten bloody by the evils of the earth There is poison in my lungs So let it burn, let it burn Let this valley be a fire of rebirth Turn my words into bone Turn my bone into flesh Turn my flesh into spirit On the bare back of Desire There You are, there You are Riding in to bring redemption and decay Just as every spirit rises From the ashes, from the dust For the new to live, the old must pass away Turn my words into bone Turn my bone into flesh Turn my flesh into spirit Turn my spirit into flame Turn my flame into light Turn my light into breath Turn my breath into words once again You poured the salt of the earth on my tongue You made me thirst for the water of life You poured the salt of the earth on my tongue You made me thirst for the water of life In this dry and dusty valley Here I am, here I am The sun is making smoke upon my face Turn my words into bone Turn my bone into flesh Turn my flesh into spirit Turn my spirit into flame Turn my flame into light Turn my light into breath Turn my breath into words once again Turn my words Turn my words Turn my words into bone once again
5.
You are a white horse rider You’re a lone gunfighter A lover of my soul I am a shade of darkness I can be so heartless And I have left you cold The truth, it is somewhere between us But neither one of us has seen it yet A touch of grace what we need For both of us are equal in this debt White horse rider White horse rider You are a good ship sailing You’re a breath unfailing A man of grit and steel I am a sunken treasure A man of lesser measure At least that’s how I feel I know that if our love was better A flag of truce could fly and let us rest If we could open up our hearts And listen to the One who loves us best White horse rider White horse rider Some of you is here inside of me The rest of you was lost like scattered seed Before we finally set each other free There’s something I should say You are a white horse rider The light in me burns brighter Because I am your son
6.
When I Run 04:09
The aching has begun I cannot lie here waiting any longer I rise to meet the sun My tender footing slowly growing stronger For now the time has come And when I run, I feel Your pleasure Your wings fixed upon my back When I run I know why You have made me My foolish heart can come alive at last The road ahead is clear And guarded by an awful host of angels So drive away my fears And break these rusted chains around my ankles Your promise fills my ears And when I run, I feel Your pleasure Your wings fixed upon my back When I run I know why You have made me My foolish heart can come alive at last My heart is racing as I go chasing The sweet echo of Your voice Into the valley where Your fingers touched the earth Your open arms, they bid me welcome It is useless to resist Your beckon call And the love which loved me first I am lifted by the love which loved me first And when I run, I feel Your pleasure Your wings fixed upon my back When I run I know why You have made me My foolish heart can come alive at last When I run I know why You have made me My foolish heart can come alive at last
7.
We were standing in a circle Drinking deeply from the cup We were calling to the chariot “Swing low and sweep us up!” We put ashes on our foreheads Then we held our hands up high And our hearts were quiet drums of jubilation For together we had formed a holy nation We received a great commission From the Master of the sky And we went on singing glory, hallelujah Everyone was singing glory, hallelujah Then we came down from the mesa And the daily work began We put yokes upon on shoulders While we tilled the desert sand And even though the Master told us That the rain was coming soon Still we doubted, and we grumbled, and we groaned And decided we were better left alone So we ran into the wasteland Howling curses at the moon And the rare but empty glory, hallelujah Yeah we still would holler glory, hallelujah We were marching in a circle Sinking deep into ourselves We had left our drums behind To gather rust upon their shelves And our eyes were milky white We couldn’t see a blessed thing We were leading one another through the madness Nearly crippled by the burden of our sadness Every voice had fallen silent Too resentful now to sing We had given up on glory, hallelujah Never more to utter glory, hallelujah Every temple stood abandoned As the shadows pointed east And they offered sanctuary To the savage bird and beast The rain became as gentle tears And the smell of dust was strong When the Firstborn of creation drew a breath He looked around, and all He saw was death… From the silence rose a laugh Then a shout, then a song From the silence rose a laugh Then a shout, then a song From the silence rose a laugh Then a shout, then a song Of a long-forgotten glory, hallelujah All the earth rang out with glory, hallelujah And the air was filled with glory, hallelujah Every stone was singing glory, hallelujah
8.
{untitled} 04:56
Here lies the whole of creation All a flicker like a candle’s dying flame As the Maker casts His eyes Across His beautiful mess We come crawling from the caverns Where our souls have been at rest Setting loose a desperate cry in Jesus’ name And we cry God, damn the darkness in between us God, damn the devil and his clan God, damn the ones who seek destruction But God, save as many as You can Oh my God, save as many as You can Here comes the author of creation Trampling over those who lead us into sin When the universe began He separated dark from light And for a time He gave us over To the armies of the night But now He comes to separate them once again And we cry God, damn the darkness in between us God, damn the devil and his clan God, damn the ones who seek destruction But God, save as many as You can Oh my God, save as many as You can First we'll cower in the glow of His perfection Then we'll marvel at the mercy of His hands We'll cower in the glow of His perfection Then we'll marvel at the mercy of His hands Crying God, damn the darkness in between us God, damn the devil and his clan God, damn the ones who seek destruction But God, save as many as You can Oh my God, save as many as You can
9.
What a fellowship, what a joy divine Leaning on the everlasting arms What a blessedness, what a peace is mine Leaning on the everlasting arms O how sweet to walk in this pilgrim way Leaning on the everlasting arms O how bright the path grows from day to day Leaning on the everlasting arms Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms What have I to dread, what have I to fear Leaning on the everlasting arms I have blessed peace when the Lord is near Leaning on the everlasting arms Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms Leaning, leaning, safe and secure from all alarms Leaning, leaning, leaning on the everlasting arms
10.
We were born already bitten By the tempter we were smitten Got the curse of Adam written on our bones We are creatures dead and graceless With desires low and faceless And a longing to be crushed beneath the stones He has watched us all undressing First debauching, then confessing Weeds and thistles woven softly through our hair Still He bids us come and follow From our chamber dark and hollow And our lips cannot contain this troubled prayer Oh let’s go down far, as far as we can Let’s go down far, as far as we can Let’s go down far, as far as we can To the pool of blood on the ground There’s a lovely contradiction At the moment of conviction When the dead awake and dance upon their graves Every sin becomes a chorus To the Lamb who suffers for us A reminder that we are no longer slaves Let the paradigm be shifted As the Son of man is lifted And the sacred wine comes pouring from His side Let these thistles turn to roses As the Son of man proposes Giving all creation’s beauty to the bride So let’s wash our face, our hands and our feet Let’s wash our face, our hands and our feet Let’s wash our face, our hands and our feet In the pool of blood on the ground I am quite sure He is coming I can hear the seraphs drumming And the blast of Gabriel’s trumpet is at hand All the earth begins to rumble As the sky begins to tumble And the stars descend to form a wedding band Every tattered garment mended Every battered heart defended By His mighty arms extended through the clear So we stagger into glory And this great eternal story As we witness the perfection of our fear Now the lovers are all broken By the Word not lightly spoken And the movers are all shaken By the path not lightly taken For His promise comes in thunder Through the curtain torn asunder That the hour of our deliverance is here So let’s move on up, up to the white throne Let’s move on up, up to the white throne Let’s move on up, up to the white throne From the pool of blood on the ground Oh let’s wash our face, our hands and our feet Let’s wash our face, our hands and our feet Let’s wash our face, our hands and our feet In the pool of blood on the ground Oh let’s go down far, as far as we can Let’s go down far, as far as we can Let’s go down far, as far as we can To the pool of blood on the ground

credits

released October 15, 2012

produced by Aaron Long

engineered by Michael Spooner and Aaron Long and Andrew Osenga
mixed by Evan Redwine
mastered by Andrew Osenga
hidden track engineered by Ozro Davis

the players:
Seth Harper - Vocals, acoustic guitar
Aaron Long - Bass, high-strung guitar, percussion, BGV, choral arrangements
Rob Kirkpatrick - Keys
Jeremy McCormick - Drums, percussion
Andrew Osenga - Electric guitar
Stacy Lantz - BGV
Jackie Graybill - BGV

cover artwork: “Icon of the Ladder of Divine Ascent” (St. Catherine’s Monastery, Mount Sinai) - 12th century, Public Domain

layout and additional design by Seth Harper

all songs written by Seth Harper *

*except “Ghosts” - words and music by Seth Harper & Arthur Alligood © 2012 Harper Blood Music / Amiable Alleycat Music (ASCAP)
“When I Run” - words by Seth Harper, music by Seth Harper & Stacy Lantz © 2012 Harper Blood Music / Stacy Lantz
“The Everlasting Arms” - words by Anthony Showalter & Elisha Hoffman, music by Anthony Showalter, published 1887, Public Domain

hidden track - words by Seth Harper, music by Seth Harper & Stacy Lantz © 2012 Harper Blood Music / Stacy Lantz

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A Horse & His Boy Nashville, Tennessee

A Horse & His Boy sprang from the mind of Seth Harper (with some help from a few scrappy Narnians). In 2010 he released TRILOGY, an adventure story in miniature, to the acclaim of about half a dozen people. He nearly doubled his following in 2012 with his first full-length album, THIS PILGRIM WAY, a record that reached across time and space to examine the survival of the human heart. ... more

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