Text: Ode to the Priest of Krako

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Oh great priest
Can you hear the sound of an infinity of human tears
Spilling outwards from the prayers of a billion human hands
Each tear crying out your name
Blessing you with love and freedom

In you the art of transubstantiation has become something else

Oh how you filled the cup of the poor in spirit with faith and hope and love
Inspiring a quarter of the human planet with your words and actions
Karol Wotjyla your heart has spoken
We watched you as you embraced your suffering with dignity
Oh how you embodied the eternal truths of human frailty
Following so closely in the steps of Christ
Your gift will remain with us always

So many hearts have shifted with your every word
And even in silence your words speak volumes
You were a pilgrim from the great house of love
And each of us waits for one of your kind
When tears finally put out the candle in our hearts
Then perhaps we will be free to see your face in the stars

The way to god continues through the humanity that you have shown us
And I walk ahead, drawn by the light of your love and compassion
And the road goes on
Even though the great fisherman’s ring has been broken