From the albums The Color of Everything and Compilation (14 Concert Favorites)
The story of Patrick of Ireland. Some of the lyrics are taken directly from some of his writings, or at least what they think he wrote. If only half of what they say about this man is true he truly was an inspiring figure in history. Thank you Johnson Grass (best bluegrass band in Germany) for coming up with the tag arrangement.
Lyrics
And they came pirate ships in autumn winds
After Rome had abandoned us that year
And I feared I would never see my home again
And they say the end of earth is Ireland
And the ground holds no promise there
For a slave to people of a foreign tongue
And I prayed for six winters of loneliness
I began as a stranger to the Lord
But in time I found him in the emptiness
CHORUS
Like a stone cast upon the mire, where God alone can recognize it’s worth. All alone, waiting for a sign. Dispair can be the place of your rebirth
In a dream a saw myself at home again
So I awoke to step out of my chains
And in time I was carried back to Bannevem
I was home in comfort and convenience
When I hard the Gaelic voices call
I was free, but still a slave to providence
Christ beside me, Christ before me, Christ behind me, Christ within me, Christ under me, Christ above me