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) is often included in the common lectionary readings.
Words: Daniel Charles Damon ©2022 Hope Publishing Company
Music: David Kai ©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.