WHEN in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary….
Boomer Prophecy: The Groom’s Still Waiting at the Altar
byVanderleunonOctober 2, 2021
Written during Dylan’s early Christian period following his classic meth period, the Waiting Groom has some obvious biblical roots.
Prayed in the ghetto with my face in the cement
Heard the last moan of a boxer, seen the massacre of the innocent
Felt around for the light switch, became nauseated
She was walking down the hallway while the walls deteriorated
West of the Jordan, east of the Rock of Gibraltar
I see the turning of the page
Curtain risin’ on a new age
See the groom still waitin’ at the altar
Try to be pure at heart, they arrest you for robbery
Mistake your shyness for aloofness, your silence for snobbery
Got the message this morning, the one that was sent to me
About the madness of becomin’ what one was never meant to be
West of the Jordan, east of the Rock of Gibraltar
I see the burning of the stage
Curtain risin’ on a new age
See the groom still waitin’ at the altar
Don’t know what I can say about Claudette that wouldn’t come back to haunt me Finally had to give her up ’bout the time she began to want me
But I know God has mercy on them who are slandered and humiliated
I’d a-done anything for that woman if she didn’t make me feel so obligated
West of the Jordan, east of the Rock of Gibraltar
I see the burning of the cage
Curtain risin’ on a new stage
See the groom still waitin’ at the altar
Put your hand on my head, baby, do I have a temperature?
I see people who are supposed to know better standin’ around like furniture There’s a wall between you and what you want and you got to leap it
Tonight you got the power to take it, tomorrow you won’t have the power to keep it
West of the Jordan, east of the Rock of Gibraltar
I see the burning of the stage
Curtain risin’ on a new age
See the groom still waitin’ at the altar
Cities on fire, phones out of order
They’re killing nuns and soldiers, there’s fighting on the border
What can I say about Claudette? Ain’t seen her since January
She could be respectfully married or running a whorehouse in Buenos Aires
West of the Jordan, east of the Rock of Gibraltar
I see the burning of the stage
Curtain risin’ on a new age
See the groom still waitin’ at the altar
Dylan was pumping out the Christian albums right when I was in Bible College. All great stuff, and he’s still taking shit over that time. I think it was the actor Josh Brolin that had him as a dark, evil figure for being a Christian. This, from a culture that hates on a chicken sandwich or a craft store for being “homophobic”.
Dylan made his epic long sonf about Kennedy, and I think it was his fist number 1 single? Yes, I just asked Goo Gull and they verify that. I’m also big on his late song, Too Late.
Sometimes a master artist will have a late life revival. We’re seeing that, I think. Praise the Lord.
JackOctober 3, 2021, 7:58 AM
I was never a huge fan of Dylan but I listened to him and enjoyed his perspectives, particularly when I thought I understood what he was singing about. But that was always speculative.
The human heart and soul are affected by everything its host encounters in life and every exposure is just raw material that will turn those two elements one way or another; that is toward God or away from Him. And ultimately those effects will surface in the man and will be in view for anyone with an ear to hear or an eye to see.
Dylan is a Jew and that makes him neither evil or particularly good regardless of his talents but the Jewish aspect of his birth and life experiences should tend to make him very anti-Christ. And no doubt he likely always was but something happened to him that doesn’t happen to most Jews and that thing was his awareness and confession that Jesus is Lord. And then, in his fashion and style, he wrote and sang about it.
Demon possessed souls, thieves on crosses, humanist Jews with guitars and guys like me can all be saved through Jesus and none are turned away. And the only thing you have to do is ask.
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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Gerard Van der Leun
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Dylan was pumping out the Christian albums right when I was in Bible College. All great stuff, and he’s still taking shit over that time. I think it was the actor Josh Brolin that had him as a dark, evil figure for being a Christian. This, from a culture that hates on a chicken sandwich or a craft store for being “homophobic”.
Dylan made his epic long sonf about Kennedy, and I think it was his fist number 1 single? Yes, I just asked Goo Gull and they verify that. I’m also big on his late song, Too Late.
Sometimes a master artist will have a late life revival. We’re seeing that, I think. Praise the Lord.
I was never a huge fan of Dylan but I listened to him and enjoyed his perspectives, particularly when I thought I understood what he was singing about. But that was always speculative.
The human heart and soul are affected by everything its host encounters in life and every exposure is just raw material that will turn those two elements one way or another; that is toward God or away from Him. And ultimately those effects will surface in the man and will be in view for anyone with an ear to hear or an eye to see.
Dylan is a Jew and that makes him neither evil or particularly good regardless of his talents but the Jewish aspect of his birth and life experiences should tend to make him very anti-Christ. And no doubt he likely always was but something happened to him that doesn’t happen to most Jews and that thing was his awareness and confession that Jesus is Lord. And then, in his fashion and style, he wrote and sang about it.
Demon possessed souls, thieves on crosses, humanist Jews with guitars and guys like me can all be saved through Jesus and none are turned away. And the only thing you have to do is ask.
Interesting, I’ve never heard that one before? Anything with Horns has my attention.
VI