"Vapor" Lyrics
Oh the vapor of it all
It's a chasing of the wind
The powers of the earth so pale and thin
We will set our hearts on you again
Heaven taunts the hearts of men
We can feel it from within
The beauty of it all
The mystery
The swelling of a voice
A rising sea
Holy
You oh God are Holy
Trees clap their hands for you
Oceans they dance for you
You are holy
Oh the mystery of it all
I can never peer within
I'll never find the words or understand
The fullness of a God
Become a man
Holy
You oh God are Holy
Trees clap their hands for you
Oceans they dance for you
You are holy
Infinite and holy
A billion suns rise for you
Clouds paint the skies for you
Mountains stand tall for you
Valleys bow down to you
Everything rising to
Sing all our songs for you
Holy
The impossible and holy
Kings become fools for you
Kingdoms to ruins for you
Vapor finds ground in you
Music finds sound for you
Everything rising
Everything rising
Come like dawn
Like waves
Like sunlight
Bring this world to life
Come like rain
Like breath
Like springtime
Bring this world to life
Reflection:
"Vapor" immediately draws the listener into the overwhelming reality of God's beauty and omnipotence; of how little we are and how big is our God. So much so that for God, "Trees clap their hands. Oceans they dance...A billion suns rise for you. Clouds paint the skies for you. Mountains stand tall for you. Valleys bow down to you." Our hope, as this beautifully haunting song reminds us, is found in setting our hearts on God once again and allowing the Mystery of God's love to unfold within our hearts and to direct our lives.
Psalm 27:4 - "One thing I ask of the Lord; this I seek: To dwell in the Lord’s house all the days of my life, to gaze on the Lord’s beauty, to visit his temple".
Romans 10:15 - "And how can people preach unless they are sent? As it is written, 'How beautiful are the feet of those who bring [the] good news!'"
Rev. Gary Janak
Pastor
Our Lady of Victory Parish
