Inner Sanctum

Today we recorded the last 2 songs for our duet album: "The Prayer", made famous by Celine Dion and Andrea Bocelli and/or Angie Stone and Josh Groban. Pretty big shoes to fill. We gave it our best shot. We DEFINITELY don't sound like any of them, but we poured out hearts into it. And "Inner Sanctum", lyrics by me :) and music by Freddy Scholl (Galileo). Eddie sang the lead voice beautifully. Here is the text to the song.

INNER SANCTUM lyrics: Cae Gauntt

1) Mercy upon me
And those who are too kind to see.
Mercy upon the one who steals us blind
‚til naught but hope is left behind.

2) Mercy upon me
And the slaves of inhumanity.
Mercy upon the soul in disrepair
Save dignity unbroken there.

3) Mercy upon me
And the faces of hypocrisy
God, full of mercy, do not serve
The punishment we sore deserve.

refrain
Mercy on this humankind
On those well-bound And those who bind.
Mercy, mercy on us all
To halt the pride Before the fall.

Disperse the clouds that veil who we could be.
And hide the light you give
Lord, grant us inner sanctum as it should be,
And teach us how to live.

Deus misereatur (May God have mercy)
Mea culpa, mea culpa, maxima

Disperse the clouds that veil who we could be.
And hide the light you give
Lord, grant us inner sanctum as it should be,
And teach us how to live.

Lest we forget forgiveness makes us holy. Please teach us how to live.

I can't wait for you to hear this!

We've had guests from the States the last few days. A couple that we went to Baylor University with. We have seen them a couple of times since then, but never for such a long stretch of time. We truly had a gab fest. So many people we wanted to find out about, and they knew them ALL and could get us caught up on their lives. Of course, they don't know any of our friends, so it was a pretty one-sided information-gathering.
It is hard to fathom how much our lives have changed since we were at university. Our lives, family, jobs, friends, language, tax status, physical traits, and interests have changed drastically. But God's hand in my life has never disappeared. I look back and see how He has guided me/us in fascinating, scary, wonderful and sometimes painful ways. But His hand was always there. I have an awful lot to be thankful for!