Jeff Buckley, a singer and songwriter who died an untimely death at age 31, performed a version of the song, in fact, a hymn, called, "Hallelujah" (click to listen) on his album, Grace. He never claimed to be Christian, but the lyrics and the song are beautiful and reflect much of the themes of this blog and of my experience in Africa; the mystery, the beauty of suffering, grace, redemption...hope.
...Love is not a victory march, it's a cold and a broken hallelujah.
...Remember when I moved in you and the holy dove was moving too and every breath we drew is hallelujah.
Syntax may be wrong, but he sings, "is" not was...hallelujah.
Hallelujah...
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