Song For Abdullah

[Verse 1]
How there is mystery between the lines of history
How the spirit of a greater plan can survive a test of faith
How can someone survive a witness to the soulful cry?
Where the spirit dwells with open eyes in a labyrinth of pain

[Verse 2]
Turning the heart to rely on a memory
Of joy, joy untouched by pain
Turning the mind to rely on a mastery
To give, to give with beauty of song, with song
How can someone commit to faith in melody, a gift?
In a sound that like a painter's brush forms a picture in the heart

[Chorus]
There is hope in a song
There is joy in the sound, in the love
There is strength from within
Let the heart lead the way to begin

[Instrumental Break]

[Verse 3]
Turning the heart to rely on a memory
Of joy, joy untouched by pain
Turning the mind to rely on a mastery
To give, to give with beauty of song, with song
Even one soul can free the limits of his history
And express his telling quietly with the dignity of a love

[Chorus]
There is hope in a song
There is joy in the sound, in the love
There is strength from within
Let the heart lead the way to begin