Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme…(Adaptation from Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme - unknown author)
February 24, 2009 by madman-diary
To my dear brother in Christ:
Scarborough Faire Canticle - Simon and Garfunkel
Madman
Are you going to Faraway Land?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
Remember me to one who lives there,
For he once was a true love of mine.
Tell him to find God‘s long lost sheep,
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Who‘s eyes is blind, got ears but can‘t hear,
And then he‘ll be a true love of mine.
Tell him to touch their heart with his own life,
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which was full of sorrow and lacks the glory of God,
And then he‘ll be a true love of mine.
Tell him to lead them to the kingdom of God ,
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Whom regret crossed the red sea and still hunger for onion,
And then he‘ll be a true love of mine.
Ask him to do me this courtesy,
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And ask for a like favour from me,
And then he‘ll be a true love of mine.
Sarcastic (Faraway)
Have you been to Land of the Past?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
Remember me from one who lives there,
For he once was a true love of mine.
Ask him to find me the Temple of God,
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Within this unforgiving land,
For then he‘ll be a true love of mine.
Ask him to heal the body of Christ,
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which is brutally tormented and full of turmoil,
For then he‘ll be a true love of mine.
Ask him to prepare the bride for our Christ,
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Who‘s heart long ago had fall for the world
For then he‘ll be a true love of mine.
When he has done and finished his work,
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Ask him to come for God’s lost and found sheep,
For then he‘ll be a true love of mine.
BOTH
If you say that you can’t, then I shall reply,
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
Oh, Let me know that at least you will try,
Or you‘ll never be a true love of mine.
Are You dwelling in Heaven above?
Parsley, sage, rosemary and thyme,
Remember us that live from apart,
For we once was a true love of God
For we shall be a true love of God
For we still is a true love of God
For we forever be a true love of God.