Grand Canyon
Bridging the Chasm: A Soul's Journey Through the Grand Canyon of Faith
Lyrics
I've seen You calm the waters raging
The speaker has witnessed moments when God has brought peace to their troubled thoughts.
In the rivers of my mind
Reflects on how God's presence calms the turmoil within the speaker's thoughts.
Your spirit blows a breeze into my soul
The divine essence revitalizes the speaker's inner being, providing comfort.
And I've felt the fire that warms the heart
The speaker has experienced the warmth of God's love in their heart.
Knowing that it comes from You
Knowing this warmth originates from God.
Then I've let it turn as cold as a stone
The speaker acknowledges instances when they've allowed their heart to grow cold, losing touch with God's warmth.
Sometimes I feel like I'm as close as your shadow and
Expresses a sense of close proximity to God, feeling connected like a shadow.
Sometimes I feel like I'm looking up
At times, the speaker feels distant from God, looking up from a lower place.
At You from the bottom of the
The line is incomplete and doesn't provide specific context.
Grand Canyon, so small and so far
The Grand Canyon symbolizes a vast and distant separation between the speaker and God.
From the Grand Canyon, with a hole in my heart
Emphasizes the emptiness or longing within the speaker's heart due to this distance.
And I'm a long way from where I know I need to be
The speaker feels far from where they believe they should spiritually be.
When there's a Grand Canyon between You and me
There's a huge emotional and spiritual gap between the speaker and God.
I've had the faith that gave me strength
The speaker has had faith that provided strength in difficult situations.
For moving any mountainside
The strength to move obstacles or challenges metaphorically represented by mountains.
I've felt the solid ground beneath my feet
The speaker has felt a sense of stability in their beliefs and foundations.
But I've had the bread of idleness while
Experienced periods of idleness or lack of productivity.
Drinking from a well of doubt
During those times, the speaker struggled with doubts.
And it shakes the core of all I believe
These doubts significantly challenge the core of the speaker's beliefs.
Sometimes I feel like I'm as close as your shadow and
Similar to line 7, the speaker feels intimately connected to God.
Sometimes I feel like I'm looking up
Contrasts with line 8, feeling distant and looking up from a lower position.
At you from the bottom of the
Incomplete line without specific context.
When there's a Grand Canyon between You and me
Reiterates the vast separation between the speaker and God, emphasizing the distance.
Sometimes I feel like I'm as close as your shadow and
Similar to lines 7 and 22, the speaker feels a strong closeness to God.
Sometimes I feel like I'm looking up
Similar to lines 8 and 23, the speaker feels distant and looks up from a lower position.
At you from the bottom of the
Incomplete line without specific context.
When there's a Grand, Grand Canyon between You and me
Reiterates the metaphor of a vast, unbridgeable separation between the speaker and God.
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