Thank you Lord
Oh thank you for the hurricane
I see your boundless love
In the faces etched with painThank you Lord
Oh thank you for the memories of the ark
You are the shining light we see
When we’re drowning in the darkThank you Lord for Jesus
And the rope from which he hung
And thank you for the cross
Upon which they nailed your sonThank you thank you for our leaders
With their blind and stupid eyes
Your mysterious wisdom
Is embedded in their liesThank you for the rich man
Who gets richer by the hour
For the professor of higher learning
Hidden in his ivory towerThank you for the earthquake
For the fire and devastation
And the suffering that results
From your inscrutable equationAnd thank you Lord oh thank you
Your mercy falls like rain
That destroyed the mighty levy
That held back Lake PontchartrainSo thank you for Katrina
And the mighty towers that fall
Thank you oh thank you
We thank you one and all
Lyrics from “Thank You Lord” from the Hellwood album, Chainsaw of Life.
Hellwood is Johnny Dowd, Jim White, and Willie B. The three of them recorded the album in 2006 in a cabin in central New York. The album hasn’t been released in the United States, and apparently won’t be any time soon, but you can buy it from second sellers at Amazon or from Johnny Dowd’s website.
If you are fan of Johnny, Jim, and Willie, you better go buy the cd while you can.
Oh, and for another fine Thanksgiving prayer, go here to read William Burroughs.
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