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Dream Theater – Hymn of a Thousand Voices, 05Apr
So this song is cool – I was editing my Feb writings and had music going in the background and overheard the lyrics about singing and the savior and connected it to the 911 piece (Loophole) that I was editing at that very moment and yeah – eerie how they fit together – I realized (learned from Wikipedia) that the song is part of a rock opera referring to “The people show up and start singing, giving [character] Gabriel hope. He finds his ability to sing and brings [character] Faythe back to life (“Hymn of a Thousand Voices”). ”
But since I was REALLY thinking about the people on 911 and hopefully I pray that each found the savior as the buildings collapsed… “And as the chorus grew – A thousand hearts beat true – Then like a glowing beacon in the dark – Hope came shining through”
…and of course I read into the song too (sure I over analyze myself and God, but whatever…LOL) and l love the lyrics – “and choirs sung high – grant her new life – make me a vessel – of conquerous grace -music has shown her the way – she lived today”
cool cool cool – God is good in harmonizing my thoughts and times – and I praise that “I LIVED TODAY”
Hymn of A Thousand Voices
Dream Theater
Out of the shadows
One by one they came
To shed their light upon his moment
Of doubt and pain
A thousand voices
Ring out through the night
A symphony of mercy for their savior
Too tired to fight
And as the chorus grew
A thousand hearts beat true
Then like a glowing beacon in the dark
Hope came shining through
Shining through
Shining through
Amazingly
The savior found his voice
And all together they rejoiced
Glorious sound
Guide her tonight
Out of the darkness
Into the light
Merciful song
Set her soul free
Unbind the chains
Of endless sleep
Choirs sung high
Grant her new life
Make me a vessel
Of conquerous grace
Music has shown her the way
She lived today
———- Forwarded message ———-
From: debbie
Date: Fri, Feb 12,
Subject: Loophole, 12Feb
I didn’t get to the big 911 Memorial on February 1st like I want to, but near the Amish market, a local fire company has a beautiful 911 Memorial…
Tonight I decided to stop and there were beautiful snowflake kisses falling from the sky… I held on to the towers and held on to the twisted steel and prayed, I truly felt a surge of energy from those blue lighted towers … In the plaques I noticed the AGES for the fallen firemen, police, and Port Authority officers… nearly all these ages were my age or younger… So many people not even in their prime… Wow this made me the most sad to know these lives were lost so young… I know they served so bravely and did so much in their short time on earth… God bless their souls…
And I pray that God took all 3000 up into heaven, no questions asked… I KNOW it doesn’t work that way but I prayed anyway that God found a loophole for the non-believers too, convinced them last minute, and let them in… Maybe, just maybe…
Debbie Upper 