God then, God now

1. God then

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God then was Love,

So nice and fine.

God then was mine

Below, above. ```

2. God now

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God now is Light

Delight, Delight,

My all, my all

God now is Light. ```

3. Above and below

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Above, above, above, above, above

My Lord the dreaming Dove

And glowing Love.

Below, below, below, below, below

Darkness and bondage

Sing and dance and flow. ```

4. I live

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I live, I live, ever I live

His Face to see,

His Love to be,

Him to receive,

Him to achieve,

His Will my root,

His Smile my tree.

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5. My task

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I ask my Lord Supreme, I ask:

What is my task, what is my task?

"My child, try and cry to change thy face

And tell the world My Name is Grace."

Shall I succeed, can I succeed?

"Why not, why not?

My Breath shall feed

Your life of love, devotion pure

Victory all-where when surrender sure."

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6. I need you not

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O time and space,

I need you not.

My breath has caught

My Supreme's Face.

O depth and height,

I need you not.

My soul has bought

Reality's light.

O Golden Goal,

I need you not.

My Lord has sought

My journey's soul. ```

7. Before the end of day

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Before the end of day

My eye of Light shall change

My face of sombre clay

And touch my Spirit's range. ```

8. Before the end of night

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Before the end of night

I can, I shall devour

Sleepless death's senseless bite.

In me my Supreme, my Power. ```

9. Awake

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Awake, O Mother Ind, awake!

To burn the Spirit's fire

In the heart of the mortal's mire

Where flowers of new dawn shall break.

Awake, O Mother Ind, awake!

To save the dying earth

With the flood of nectar-birth

And stop the age-long dance of the snake. ```

10. My sky and my soul

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I have a sky, I have a sky.

Alas, no wings have I to fly.

Yet I have a sky, I have a sky.

I have a soul, I have a soul.

Alas, nowhere I see my goal.

Yet I have a soul, I have a soul. ```

11. She

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Soul-stirring eyes of gold-delight,

All-where reigning supreme

Our blind secrecy's dream

She seizes with her all-forgiving sight.

Torn now asunder our ego's screen

Under her smile of grace

Blooms quick our surrender's face

She paves the way to a life evergreen. ```

12. Within and without

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Within, within, within, within, within

No ire, no dole, no fear, no doubt, no din.

Without, without, without, without, without

Human soul and earthly goal together shout. ```

13. Faith and doubt

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O what is faith and what is doubt?

Faith is life-sun beyond the grave.

Doubt is the battle lost, within, without.

A doubter cries: Me none can save. ```

14. O love me more and love me long

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O love me more and love me long.

My boat is sinking; my hope is strong.

O love me more and love me long.

My breath is bleeding; my dream is strong.

O love me more and love me long.

My soul is leaving; my surrender strong.

O love me more and love me long.

My Goal is crying; my promise strong. ```

15. O come and sing with me

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O come and sing with me

I shall give You, I shall give You

My love and all my beauty free.

O come and dance with me

I shall give You, I shall give You

My breath and my life of nectar-sea.

O come and cry with me

Cry with me, cry with me

O come and cry with me

Cry with me, cry with me

O Beloved, O Beloved

O Lover, Lover sweet

We shall shine, we shall shine

Through Eternity. ```

16. My green-red journey and my blue-gold journey

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Before my green-red journey's earth-bound flight

My soul shook hands with

God's Compassion-Height.

Before my blue-gold journey's Heaven-bound flight

My life shakes hands with

God's Perfection-Light. ```

17. I fly

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I fly, I fly, ever I fly

To feel His Feet of selfless Grace.

I fly, I fly, endless high

No more shall cry my human race. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,God then, God now, Sri Chinmoy Centre, San Juan, Puerto Rico., 1971
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