In This Cup

[bnewman]

A communion hymn in honor of Persephone, to be offered with a cup of pomegranate juice.

lyrics and music by Benjamin Newman

listen to this song

/ G - D Em / - C G D / G D Em C / Em C - D /

 

Meet me in the blooming wood

To teach you joy and do you good

Meet me when the leaves have turned

To touch the heart of what you've learned

 

And Who is this we've come to meet?

Maiden and Teacher, bitter and sweet

Queen of all that's born and dies

Secrets dancing in Her eyes

 

/ C G D G / C G C D / C G D Em / - C - D / G ... /

Every autumn, every spring

Her touch changes everything

She knows the way down, and the way back up

Come taste Her secret in this cup

 

Pluck for me the blossoms fair

Wear them boldly in your hair

When they fade, lay aside your crown

And hide it safe beneath the ground

 

Pluck the fruit from off the tree

Raise it up for all to see

Tear it open, reveal the seed

Crush it cruelly, watch it bleed

 

Every autumn, every spring

Her touch changes everything

She knows the way down, and the way back up

Come taste Her secret in this cup

 

Bitter-sweetness running red

The cup of the living, the cup of the dead

The cup of the broken, the cup of the strong

Poured out for all who sing Her song

 

And when the song exhausts your breath

Breathe in again, return from death

When joy and sorrow fill our throats

Our Lady sings between the notes

 

Every autumn, every spring

Her touch changes everything

She knows the way down, and the way back up

Come taste Her secret in this cup