At the beach this week I found myself writing a bit of a song of lament and solace but can see it having several applications perhaps as prayer of confession of self, powers and politics.
Lay your burdens down, burdens down, burdens down child x2
Chorus
I will come to you, come to you, come to you child x2
I will lift you up, lift you up, lift you up child x2
Let your tears fall down, tears fall down, tears fall down child x2
Variations
Lay your: troubles/darkness/heartbreak/sorrow… down
Lay: what scares you/what’s hurting/what’s broken… down
Lay your: body/spirit/hunger/weapons… down
Lay your: anger/sadness/hatred… down
Lay your: power/whiteness/stigma/baggage…down
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