1. From the silence God created

Matter, movement, depth and height,

All the opposites evolving,

Spreading darkness, gifting light.

2. From our silence comes the birthing

Gifting hibernated dreams

Till our sleep becomes a waking

Filled with life’s creative streams.

3. In the rapture of this newness

Artists ride the breaking wave

Lining out with pen and paper

All that mem’ry cannot save.

4. After drafting comes the template

Turning parts into a whole,

Crafting, changing, rearranging

To attain the final goal.

5. God creating, God evolving

Every process, every part,

We give thanks for each outpouring

Found within all forms of art.

Text and Music © William Livingstone Wallace.

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