![]() ![]() ![]() He dances that shape and pattern which is at the heart of our reality. I see Christ as the incarnation of the piper who is calling us. Anyway, it's the sort of Christianity I believe in." But in fact people did sing it and, unknown to me, it touched a chord. I thought many people would find it pretty far flown, probably heretical and anyway dubiously Christian. He later stated, "I did not think the churches would like it at all. In writing the lyrics to " Lord of the Dance" in 1963, Sydney Carter was inspired partly by Jesus, but also partly by a statue of the Hindu God Shiva as Nataraja (Shiva's dancing pose) which sat on his desk, and was partly intending simply to give tribute to Shaker music. They buried my body and they thought I'd gone It's hard to dance with the devil on your back. I danced on a Friday when the sky turned black They whipped and they stripped and they hung me on high,Īnd they left me there on a cross to die: I danced on the Sabbath and I cured the lame: I danced for the fishermen, for James and John I danced for the scribe and the Pharisee,īut they would not dance and they wouldn't follow me I danced in the morning when the world was begun,Īnd I danced in the moon and the stars and the sun,Īnd I came down from heaven and I danced on the earth:Īnd I'll lead you all, wherever you may be,Īnd I'll lead you all in the dance, said he. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |