I always forget about this part of the forum, but here goes...

Maybe many of you have seen this or heard of this guy before, but i was so moved by this performance that i feel like i need to share. I was watching a documentary about one of my favorites... Leonard Cohen, and there was this guy named Antony who sang Cohen's "If It Be Your Will". At first I found myself being a little judgemental of Antony because he is a kind of odd looking fellow (which surprised me because i really try not to judge on appearances), but as I let myself listen...I became hypnotized by his raw emotion... almost as if he were channeling the voice from somewhere else. I did a song-feast with this song on new years day...must have listened to it 30-40 times. It absolutely blows me away.
Anyway, after searching the net, I found that someone had posted the performance on YouTube. I'm usually in tears by the second line...

Here's the link Antony sings If It Be Your Will

Let me know what you all think,

aloha nui loa, Greg

Cool - thanks, Greg. I enjoyed that. I'm playing it a few times now actually.

And thanks for reminding me to always include 'If it be your Will' or "If it be God's Will" or "God Willing" in my prayers.

Lois

That was beautiful, Thanks. What a voice!

hi maui
thanks for this
going to try and find out the words
cuz i couldn't decipher all the words
but it seemed like i didn't need to
feels like the kind of song that if a person is at a very low point in their life
and they hear this
they will feel somewhat healed
because it is a song of sheer surrender

I'm glad you guys like it! Here are the lyrics LaV;

If it be your will
That I speak no more
And my voice be still
As it was before
I will speak no more
I shall abide until
I am spoken for
If it be your will
If it be your will
That a voice be true
From this broken hill
I will sing to you
From this broken hill
All your praises they shall ring
If it be your will
To let me sing
From this broken hill
All your praises they shall ring
If it be your will
To let me sing

If it be your will
If there is a choice
Let the rivers fill
Let the hills rejoice
Let your mercy spill
On all these burning hearts in hell
If it be your will
To make us well

And draw us near
And bind us tight
All your children here
In their rags of light
In our rags of light
All dressed to kill
And end this night
If it be your will

If it be your will.

GORGEOUS! he was blissful in his performance. so beautiful. thanks for sharing that.