"What the Thunder Said" Annotations
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| + | ==Title "What the Thunder Said"== | ||
| + | The title is taken from "The Fable of the Meaning of Thunder," part of the '''Brihadaranyaka Upanishad''', a sacred sanskrit text of the eight and seventh centuries BCE, first translated 1817-1818. | ||
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We who were living are now dying | We who were living are now dying | ||
With a little patience 330 | With a little patience 330 | ||
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| + | '''[[John 18]]:3''' The scene draws its imagery from the garden of Gethsemane, where Jesus was betrayed. | ||
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| + | '''[[Luke 22]]:44''' | ||
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| + | '''[[Psalm 141]]:6''' | ||
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| + | '''[[Matthew 3]]:5''' | ||
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| + | '''[[Matthew 13]]:20''' | ||
==Stanza 2== | ==Stanza 2== | ||
