The Shunning

Author: Genie

Theme:

THE SHUNNING
T&G Oct 1996

VERSE1: Nobody knows her; nobody holds her;
They close their eyes but she won't go away
Lost & forgotten; used and discarded
She carries her baby like a badge of shame
Like she wears the Scarlet Letter
judged by those who think they're better
Like a leper sent away in shame
CHORUS: SHE WEARS THE SHUNNING - We do not see her
She cries out; we do not hear her
Invisible To those who fear her
SHE WEARS THE SHUNNING
so we reject her
She falls down, we do not help her
Untouchable- we neglect her
- SHE WEARS THE SHUNNING
VERSE2: Disfellowshipped outcast Silently bypassed Ever since he refused to play the game
Those who ignore him swore they adored him
Even his loved ones shudder at his name
The cross that hangs upon his heart
Marks him like a Yellow Star;
Like the crucifix his Saviour bore
CHORUS
BRIDGE: With the poor and disillusioned
We'll endure persecution
Like the scorn the One before us bore - He wore The Shunning
as The Lord before us bore the scorn
for the one who went before us bore the scorn -
LAST CHORUS: WE (WEAR) SHARE THE SHUNNING
We will not fear them
When others cry we'll hear them
Reaching out in love to heal them
WE SHARE THE SHUNNING
we feel the humbling
in the fellowship of suffering
until the Shunned One's coming WE SHARE THE SHUNNING
©1996 Sacred Sky Songs

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FROM

Troy & Genie's First Songs Together