Palm Sunday

April 5, Palm Sunday....I thought for Holy Week, I would post either videos that held the memory of the day for me and, or post some thoughts on peace and justice, living non-violently. The first one here is Bon Jovi's version of the classic, Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen. I heard an interview with Cohen on NPR Friday and when I looked up his wide breadth of work over the years, I found out he wrote this great song. I looked through many versions by different artists on YouTube until I settled on Bon Jovi. If you get a chance to do a YouTube search yourself, Allison Kraus did a beautiful rendition as well. Additionally, I've placed the lyrics to this song on this post. As we enter Holy Week, may you become clsoe to God in new, refreshing and engaging ways. Peace~



Hallelujah lyrics

Now, I've heard there was a secret chord
That David played and it pleased the Lord
But you don't really care for music, do you?
It goes like this, the fourth, the fifth, the minor fall, the major lift
The baffled king composing Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Your faith was strong but you needed proof
You saw her bathing on the roof
Her beauty and the moonlight overthrew you
She tied you to a kitchen chair
She broke your throne and she cut your hair
And from your lips she drew the Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

You say I took the name in vain
I don't even know the name
But if I did, well really, what's it to you?
There's a blaze of light in every word
It doesn't matter which are heard
The holy or the broken Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah

I did my best, it wasn't much
I couldn't feel, so I tried to touch
I've told the truth, I didn't come to fool you
And even though it all went wrong
I'll stand before the Lord of Song
With nothing on my tongue but Hallelujah

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
Hallelujah, Hallelujah