I was at choir practice this week, looking through the new music that we had been given. I was so thrilled to see that "You Raise Me Up" was in the mix! Michael and I chose this song as "ours" to dance at our wedding to, and has meant so much to us in our marriage. It speaks of what we do for one another and how the love of our spouse raises us up, helps us to be better than we would be otherwise. I love Josh Groban's version of the song and so I thought that this would be very similar to his. I was wrong though, and soon found that the rhythm had been changed in the version that we are singing. The big surprise came when we started practicing the song. We decided to sing it through before doing parts. We sang the first verse, no surprises in the lyrics. Then I realized that there was a repeat sign, and flipped back to sing the second verse . . . I was moved to tears as I sung these words:
There is no life, no life without its hunger.
Each restless heart beats so imperfectly.
But when you come and I am filled with wonder,
sometimes I think I glimpse eternity.
I was going to wait and surprise Mike at the Friends and Family concert that we put on annually, but I just had to share with him these lyrics. Music never ceases to amaze me with its ability to uplift and inspire me. I am glad to have been introduced to this second verse, it provided a quiet moment of remembrance for me, to think about my marriage, about my glimpses into eternity.
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