Longing of the Past & Sudden Anguish (Chapters 29 & 30)

from The Book of Job by Ikiru

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How I long for the months gone by
when His light was on my head
I could see through the dark
How I long for the days of my youth
when God was with me
with my children all around me

I went out to the gates of the city
When I took my seat in the square
the young men stepped aside
the old men rose and stood
the princes ceased from talking
their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths
The ear that heard me blessed me
The eye that saw me gave witness
that I saved the poor, the fatherless with no one
The dying man blessed me
I made the widow's heart sing
I put on righteousness like clothes
and justice was like my robe
I was eyes to the blind
and feet to the lame
I thought I would die in my house
with my days numbered as the sand
My glory was fresh in me
The bow was ever new in my hand
They waited for my words
and drank them as the spring rain
The light of my smile
they could scarcely believe
I chose their way
I was a king
the one to comfort those who mourn

Now the young men mock me
Those who dwell in the cliffs mock me with their songs
They spit in my face and block my roads
My safety vanishes like a cloud
My life ebbs aways, night pierces my bones
I've become as dust and ashes
I cry to You, O God, but You don't hear
I hoped for good then evil came
I waited for light and darkness remained
This churning inside never stops
I'm blackened but not by the sun
This black and pealing skin and fever burns my bones
My harp is tuned to mourning
My flute to the sounds of wailing

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from The Book of Job, released January 12, 2009

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