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The Mourning Dove

from Wild Awake by John Lyle

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The Mourning Dove

Was a mourning dove in the old grey window
I heard his song, I don’t know when though
For my eyes did cloud with unknown sorrows
That had blinded me to the day

Was a mourning dove on the highest rafter
The heartless spoke their final answer
To the waiting crowd whose moment shattered
Into pieces cold as the clay

It’s a rising up and laying down
Of a boundless love and thorny crown
It’s a rising up and laying down

Was a mourning dove in the sweet hereafter
Who sang his song of joy and laughter
With an endless heart where it’s all looked after
And the rolling sky’s never grey

It’s a rising up and laying down
Of a boundless love and thorny crown
It’s a rising up and laying down

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from Wild Awake, released February 7, 2010
John Lyle- acoustic guitar and vocals.
Bob Bradshaw- co-writer

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John Lyle Sechelt, British Columbia

The lyrics for most of the songs appearing in these albums are available in book form: "The Kindest Lies: the Lyrics of John Lyle", published by Leaky Boot Press (June 28, 2013).

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