My soul is at peace with my maker
My conviction is as strong, as my faith is blind
The truth, as we know it, gets harder to find
When we put all our faith In the rational mind.
You won't see me in church on
Sunday
And you may not approve of the company I keep
But go easy on me and I'll mention your name
When I say my nightly prayers as I lay me down to sleep
As I lay my body down, close my
eyes upon the day
Won't you hear my simple prayer
Oh Lord, this I pray
Keep my woman free from harm; keep my children safe and warm
And show me a sign so that I may find a way
As I lay my poor body down, close
my eyes upon the day
Won't you hear my simple prayer
Oh Lord, this I pray
Keep my loved ones free from harm
Keep my children safe and warm
And show me a sign, so that I might find my way
My soul is at peace with my maker
This song, the very last track on the CD "Thunder Chicken" by Malcom "Papa Mali" Welbourne and The Instagators, was one of dad's favorite songs and summed up his philosophy of life and religion pretty well so we included it in his Memorial Mass. While dad never met Papa Mali, he did talk to him via phone once or twice and truly thought a lot of him as a person and a musician.
Thanks Papa Mali, for making my dad's life just that much brighter.