Angel of Mercy

This is another song that kinda slipped away from me. I have reconnected with it because it’s about finding hope and light in a place ravaged by war. I have been drawn back to this song because of how I’ve felt watching the horrors that are taking place in Syria. 

The Carrie Fisher quote that Meryl Streep spoke at the end of her golden globe speech “Take your broken heart, turn it into art” echo the sentiment of this song.

Lyrics

Angel of Mercy
(Josephine Costain)

Through the darkened earth
I have wondered
Over Mountains and the seas
Into the hearts of men I have witnessed
The most tenderness and cruelty

Wrap me in your love
I don’t ever want to let this feeling go
Like an angel of mercy
By my side
Guiding me

When I looked into the soldiers eyes
Black as coal and colder than the night sky
I felt his fear
Oh my God how did we get here

Wrap me in your love
I don’t ever want to let this feeling go
Like an angel of mercy
Guiding me

When all the fires have burned out
And the land lies in peace
I will pick up the pieces of my heart
And make of them a chandelier

Wrap me in your love
I don’t ever want to let this feeling go
Like an angel of mercy
Guiding me