A Eunuch, Trusted By His Queen

Daniel Charles Damon wrote these wonderful lyrics, a reflection on the Acts 8 account of Philip and the Ethiopian eunuch, to which I added a melody.

This reading (Acts 8:26-40) comes up in the lectionary readings for April 28, 2024.

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Note: the recording is in D minor while the score is in E minor.

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A eunuch, trusted by my queen,

I travel far to pray.

I seek the temple of my God,

but walls turn me away.

A eunuch may not go inside

this place of prayer and praise,

but as I am and where I am,

my heart’s cry I must raise.

Excluded by the human law–

unjust, unfair, and wrong–

I lift my prayer, I worship God,

I raise an angry song.

What hurt is done to me by this?

What hurt is done to you?

You do not even know my name,

yet dare call me taboo!

I head for home with heavy heart.

I wipe my weeping eyes

to study what the prophet wrote

and then, to my surprise

a passing stranger calls to me.

I beckon him to come.

I help him up, he helps me see

that I have found my home.

I am a person. I am here–

part of the human race.

The God of love has come for me,

yes, love has made a place.

The river sings along our way,

and to the shore we run.

Together we rush boldly in

beneath the smiling sun.