In 2016 my friend Murdo Murchison was diagnosed with an incurable brain tumour. He started writing an online blog, and this song was inspired by the story of his life (many of the words and expressions are his own). He's "Flying high with undaunted heart into the light".
lyrics
Into the light
You wandered the hills and you reached for the skies
You loved the high places where the eagle flies
You ran from the school, the restrictions and law
You looked down on the world with wonder and awe
Flying high, with undaunted heart, into the light
Flying high, with undaunted heart, into the light
As a boy you surely set the heather on fire
But God lit a fire that would burn even higher
The fire and the wind of the Spirit of Life
He led you from darkness through sneering and strife
Flying high, with undaunted heart, into the light
Flying high, with undaunted heart, into the light
The school and the college were never for you
Algebra and Latin - you hadn’t a clue
But a college of life was the garage in Kyle
And its education proved really worthwhile
Flying high, with undaunted heart, into the light
Flying high, with undaunted heart, into the light
Your love of cars started at a very young age
But wrecking a Buick was only a stage
You drove them, you fixed them, you sold them near and far
There wasn’t a preacher anywhere who didn’t have your car
Flying high, with undaunted heart, into the light
Flying high, with undaunted heart, into the light
But travelling by road was really too slow
So you took to the air where the wild winds blow
To remote Highland village, to island and to town
You took the good news of the cross and the crown
Flying high, with undaunted heart, into the light
Flying high, with undaunted heart, into the light
A heart for revival, compassion for the lost
You realised your vision, no matter what the cost
A new church in Stirling – they said it was a dream
But you made the dream come true, you swam against the stream
Flying high, with undaunted heart, into the light
Flying high, with undaunted heart, into the light
And now you face another fight, with weakness and disease
But in your heart of hearts you know the One who holds the keys
He shuts and no man opens, he opens and no man shuts
He paid the price of freedom; there are no ifs or buts
Flying high, with undaunted heart, into the light
Flying high, with undaunted heart, into the light
You may take the high road and I may take the low
You may be there before me; it may be fast or slow
But one thing’s surely certain – we’ll meet high above
Where Jesus will receive us and hold us in his love
Flying high, with undaunted heart, into the light
Flying high, with undaunted heart, into the light
from Into the Light,
released November 25, 2017
Alex MacDonald: vocals and acoustic guitar
Rob MacDonald: drums
Phil Onslow: bass
Cailean Morison: organ
Rebecca Green: backing vocals
Jon Green: backing vocals
Spider Mackenzie: harmonica
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