Dweller Rising

from The Blacksmith Soul by Balla Dear

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I dreamed of a song and I heard it sung, in the ear of my soul Phantastes rung
What were the words? Oh I could not tell, only a voice I heard right well, he said

Big music rang and fell from the air, Aeolian cadence descend the stair
Held me afloat alone and adrift, on the back of the North Wind, cold and swift, he said

The sound of many waters, deep calling to deep, awaking old echoes that all day sleep
Hidden in caverns with rooms apart, to and fro in my spellbound heart, I say

A voice with a feral melodious cry, reaching and longing afar and high
Sorrow and triumph in Hope’s Blue Flame, a good day to die to a new born name, I say

Thrilled in each note of that ancient song, my heart cried “Lord oh Lord how long
Shall I travail and faint and pray? Ere thy lovely Kingdom, Bring the Day!”

O wind of God, blow as I bend, blow swifter blow Your mighty wind
Blow and wake the lowly spirit in me, blow until the fruit grows ceaselessly
Hollering prayer, bellow above, on my faulty tower descend Your Love
Blow and fill my upper chamber with storm, O wind of God blow until I’m born!

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from The Blacksmith Soul, released May 3, 2019
Tribute to George MacDonald
Patrick Steele- guitars, bass, vocals, drums, mandolin, organaire
Phree Nelson- fiddle (dweller reel)

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Balla Dear Texas

Songs born out of trial and triumph, Balla Dear explores the dichotomy of the human condition, the physical and the spiritual. From deep in the heart of central Arkansas, Balla Dear muses in the medium of Southern Folk, Country Gospel, and Folk Ballad. The themes are evident; peace and solace amidst one's own undoing. Sacrificial love is by far the greatest gift among men. ... more

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