A country song and an old hymnal– connected to the casual observer by only a shared verse. To a person who’s been in that dark moment when they saw the lonely valley in front of them, they become intertwined– one feeds on the other, and their meanings blend. One is mourning the loss of loved ones to the grave, the other mourning the loss of a loved one to the wanderings of the heart. The outcome of both losses is the same, though– “… we’ll never meet anymore / ‘Til we gather in heaven’s bright city / Far away on that beautiful shore…”
Note: If you haven’t already, go visit Lance’s YouTube channel. The man has a true gift for music.
