The Wind That Shakes the Apple Blossoms

[bnewman]

A song in praise of the Holy Spirit, Who I always feel is especially present when the apples are blooming.

lyrics and music by Benjamin Newman

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The wind that shakes the apple blossoms whispered through my mind

Saying: Ask and I will answer, seek and ye shall find

Shake off your slumber, rise in glory

Lift your voice and tell your story

Touch the trees and trust the truth to teach you what to say

And let the wind that shakes the apple blossoms blow you where she may

The wind that shakes the apple blossoms whispered to my heart

Saying: Listen to my leading, stand up and do your part

Bear the fruit the wind has brought you

Do the work the wind has taught you

Tend the teeming garden where the bees are all abuzz

And let the wind that shakes the apple blossoms blow you where she does

 

The wind that shakes the apple blossoms whispered in my soul

Saying: Take me as your teacher, and I will make you whole

Let me guide you up the mountain

Where the ever-flowing fountain

Bubbles up with living water, kneel and drink your fill

And let the wind that shakes the apple blossoms blow you where she will