Only a Shadow (AOV 1/133)

I’m afraid I’ve always found this song by Carey Landry on the dreary side, but someone must like it because it turns up a lot in liturgies.

It can purchased for download at OCP.

The original can be heard here and I must admit is sounds better than anything we’ve ever done with it. An Irish lady, Maureen Hegarty sings it here and I think she’s enjoying herself.

Verse 1

The love we have for you, O Lord,

Is only a shadow of your love for us;

Only a shadow of your love for us,

Your deep abiding love.

Verse 2

The bread we take and eat, O Lord,

Is your body broken and shared with us;

Your body broken and shared with us,

The gift of your great love.

Refrain

Our lives are in your hands,

Our lives are in your hands;

Our love for you will grow, O Lord;

Your light in us will shine.

Verse 3

Our own belief in you, O Lord,

Is only a shadow of your faith in us,

Only a shadow of your faith in us;

Your deep and lasting faith.

Verse 4

The dreams we share today, O Lord,

Are only a shadow of your dreams for us;

Only a shadow of your dreams for us;

If we but follow you.

Refrain

Verse 5

The joy we share today, O Lord,

Is only a shadow of your joys for us;

Only a shadow of your joys for us;

When we meet face to face.

Refrain

© Carey Landry and NALR, 1971.