Gen Verde - My Last Thought

We make our own the legacy that the monks of Tibhirine have left us: "to openly take the part of love, of forgiveness, of communion, against hatred, revenge and violence" as Fr. Thomas Georgeon writes. © Gen Verde 2018 Song and Sheet music available on our SHOP Online: https://goo.gl/ggT93p MY LAST THOUGHT Beyond the horizon where darkness looms The wind carries sand from distant desert dunes With echoes of cruelty and cries unheard And evil that bears all the weight of the world A nighttime of hatred reigns in hearts and minds The rage of injustice makes us all go blind The man who in fury takes the sword and fights No longer sees it's a brother he strikes God of all, If today I must drink from this cup full of bitterness I will lay down my life for you, For this people I love For the man who will come with a knife In the dead of the night and will take my life from me My last thought and my last prayer will be for you The friend I meet in my final moment Who knows not what he's doing You can be certain I forgive you from my heart May your bloodstained hands be washed by these my tears And may you only feel the presence Of a love you've never known Love which I hope one day will grow In your soul Some people will think that death has prevailed They'll say love is weakness and mercy has failed And yet I believe that the Heavens will open Then we shall know even as we are known I believe In the gaze of the Father I'll see all humanity All the world as he means it to be Different peoples one family In God's face I will finally discover The image of my face and that of my brother My last thought and my last prayer will be for you The friend I meet in my final moment And in God's hands I leave you In his forgiveness I commend you to his care I hope we shall find each other once again In the endless joy of Heaven We'll see God face to face One in the Father's warm embrace Of us all In sha'Allah In sha'Allah In sha'Allah