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THE CALM BREATH OF THE SEA song lyrics
by Joel Sattler

Based in part on PSALM 141,
the Psalm that St. Francis of Assisi sang as he died

O Lord,
I call to you
come quickly to me

Hear my voice
as I call
may my prayer set me free

may my prayer
like frankenscence
rise up high to thee

and may my soul
be ever warmed
by the calm breath of the sea

may the lifting
of my hands
be like a sacrifice

set a guard
over my mouth
to keep watch or my life

let my heart
not be drawn
to the evil seed

let my body
not be turned
to do wicked deeds

keep me free
of evil men
and their delicacies

let my soul be
forever warmed
by the calm breath of the sea

if a man should strike my cheek
it is kindness, let me speak
it oil anointing me and this
my head will not refuse it

yet my prayers
ever be
against the evildoers

their rulers thrown
on down the cliffs
they'll learn my words are true r

They will say,
"As one plows
and breaks up earth and stone,

"at the mouth
of the grave
scattered be our bones"

But my eyes
are fixed on you,
o my Lord and master

do not give me
unto death
shelter me from disaster

keep me from
the traps of doom
they have laid for me

and may my soul
be forever warmed
by the calm breath of the sea

Let the wicked
fall in their nets
while I pass by in safety

and let my soul
be ever warmed
by the calm breath of the sea


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