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Song: Were You There?

from Compline for Holy Week by Andy and Pr. Elise Pokel

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Were you there when she dreamed about her son,
and how those feet in her ribs would some day run
over the hills and into the troubled world?
She trembled, trembled, trembled.
Were you there, when she dreamed about her son?

Were you there, when he wouldn’t sleep at all?
Cutting teeth, growing bones, and trying to crawl.
All through the night, she held him against the world;
he trembled, trembled, trembled.
Were you there, when he wouldn’t sleep at all?

Were you there, when he cried out from the pain?
Mary held him in her heart and in her gaze.
Here is your son. Here is your mother.
They trembled, trembled, trembled.
Were you there, when he cried out from the pain?

Were you there, when she went to see the tomb?
Folded hands, folded linens, empty room.
She fell to her knees and lifted her hands to God.
She breathed out, breathed in, breathed out.
Were you there, when she went to see the tomb?

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from Compline for Holy Week, released March 27, 2021

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Andy and Elise Pokel Minneapolis, Minnesota

Elise Pokel is a pastor, and Andy Pokel is a church musician. They share a joyful, musical, slightly chaotic home in Minneapolis, MN with their two sons. They have more music available under the name "Foundry Hymnal" on all streaming services.

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