If I am alive this time next year
Will I have arrived in time to share?
And mine is about as good this far
And I'm still applied to what you are
And I am joining all my thoughts to you
And I'm preparing every part for you
(Ta la, ta la la la ta, ta la la)
(Ta la, ta la la la ta, ta la la)
And I heard from the trees a great parade
And I heard from the hills a band was made
And will I be invited to the sound?
And will I be a part of what you've made?
And I am throwing all my thoughts away
And I'm destroying every bet I've made
And I am joining all my thoughts to you
And I'm preparing every part for you
For you
(Ta la, ta la la la ta, ta la la)
(Ta la, ta la la la ta, ta la la)
(Ta la, ta la la la ta, ta la la)
(Ta la, ta la la la ta, ta la la)
(Ta la, ta la la la ta, ta la la)
Will I have arrived in time to share?
And mine is about as good this far
And I'm still applied to what you are
And I am joining all my thoughts to you
And I'm preparing every part for you
(Ta la, ta la la la ta, ta la la)
(Ta la, ta la la la ta, ta la la)
And I heard from the trees a great parade
And I heard from the hills a band was made
And will I be invited to the sound?
And will I be a part of what you've made?
And I am throwing all my thoughts away
And I'm destroying every bet I've made
And I am joining all my thoughts to you
And I'm preparing every part for you
For you
(Ta la, ta la la la ta, ta la la)
(Ta la, ta la la la ta, ta la la)
(Ta la, ta la la la ta, ta la la)
(Ta la, ta la la la ta, ta la la)
(Ta la, ta la la la ta, ta la la)
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All The Trees Of The Field Will Clap Their Hands Lyrics as written by Sufjan Stevens
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"For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with peace: the mountains and the hills shall break forth before you into singing, and all the trees of the field shall clap their hands."
I can understand people who don't like or have faith liking Bach or Sufjan, but there is necessarily a barrier there I would imagine. Sufjan is often ecstatically praising or honoring his creator and if you think that is bunk maybe you can credit him with sincerity but I'm not even sure of that.
also, the humming chorus thing in the background of the second verse is, well, simply marvellous.
da-dadada-da-dadada.
11 Let the heavens be glad, and let the earth rejoice;
let the sea roar, and all that fills it;
12 let the field exult, and everything in it!
Then shall all the trees of the forest sing for joy
13 before the Lord, for he comes,
for he comes to judge the earth.
He will judge the world in righteousness,
and the peoples in his faithfulness.
(Oh, and yes, heaven forbid a song should incorporate religion or faith. How tasteless. I'd much prefer to hear about failed relationships.)
You will go out in joy
and be led forth in peace;
the mountains and hills
will burst into song before you,
and all the trees of the field
will clap their hands.
-I LOVE this song. It's a welcome change from so much of the garbage on the radios these days.
I used to be a catholic, but due to some serious disagreements with the philosophy of the catholic church, I am not anymore. Because of this, I've had a fair bit of experience with Christianity, and a small bit of experience with Christian music.
My problem with Christian music is not that its Christian, there are plenty of very positive messages in the bible, but that most of it is just not good music. The goal of the artists is not to make good music, but to preach, and because of this the quality of the music is lowered substantially.
o and this song is fun to sing/play on banjo.
"I heard from the trees a great parade"?
"Will I be incited to the sound?"?
Does anyone know what any of this means?