I transcribed the song myself because it can't be found anywhere on the Internet. That's a real shame because this is one of the most beautiful songs you'll ever hear, or read for that matter.
Emmanuel by Eliza Gilkyson
When first I came into this land, in the Highlands I did dwell
Where ancient wingéd masters taught the depths of wisdom’s well
Emmanuel he walked with me and secrets he did share
The order of the swollen stars, the laws of Earth and Air
The Golden Pipes of Heaven he entrusted in my care
And I sang of the mercy of Emmanuel
In time I went a-wanderin’ into the world of Man
And, though I knew the sacred songs, my separate dreams began
And, when I thought the Pipes were mine, my eyes grew blind as well
My soul from heights of Heaven fell, Emmanuel
Slumbering, sleeping, slipping through seasons of silent nights
A servant, a snake, a soldier, a storm
A poet, a mother, a child still-born, a rock, a star, a drunk in a bar
How many more times dancing the skin dance,
So many systems of violence, romance?
Sobbing the sorrow, walking the wheel, hiding the horror, fighting the feel
Pushing the Will like a rock up a hill until…until…until
I’m drawn so slowly step by step out of this darkened place
So unaccustomed to the light, so wary of its Grace
Oh how I long to hear the Pipes I held before I fell
And sing the ancient songs of love Emmanuel
From out of dream’s awakening, it seems ten thousand years
Since I beheld my true love’s face and cried these cleansing tears
The songs returning one by one out of memory’s well
Ah, can I lay them at your feet, Emmanuel?
Can I lay them at your feet, Emmanuel?
