Forgiveness Reflections Songbook
Homeless Angels
Version: Instrumental
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Homeless Angels — Instrumental
And, when I looked up to his face I realized I was given a gift to see
Fear can cause us to turn away before we take the time to see. We notice someone who makes us uncomfortable and instinctively create distance. But every time we turn away, the distance between us grows. Eventually, the distance becomes so great that we no longer see the person at all. We see only our judgment of them. Sometimes seeing another human being begins with refusing to turn away.
Lyrics
VERSE 1
Welcome one Welcome all To a magical kingdom Where stars are called
Keep your head up
Keep your spirits up Don't look down at the street And see a truth that is bleak
PRE-CHORUS 1
The polish and the shine Meant to conceal the grime No longer shrouds the reality Of life underneath the fantasy
CHORUS
What have we done What have we become Where is the care Where is the share Why do so many have no home Why do so many have to roam And, when I looked up to his face I realized I was given a gift to see A homeless angel under God's grace
VERSE 2
To forget one To forget all And the magical kingdom Begins its final fall
Look down and see the ground
Look down and see it can be found That what at first looks so bleak Hides a truth born in the street
PRE-CHORUS 2
The shine is not from polish And the grime is not a finish And though we enjoy the fantasy We feel the heartbreaking reality
CHORUS
What have we done What have we become Where is the care Where is the share Why do so many have no home Why do so many have to roam And, when I looked up to his face I realized I was given a gift to see A homeless angel under God's grace
BRIDGE
What have we done to ourselves When a simple "thank you" Makes another stop and pause To look upon you, as The Wizard of Oz
OUTRO
I will remember his face A favorite memory of grace The homeless angel I once met And the awe, as if I lifted a debt
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