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closing hour


Copyright 2020 
Lyrics by Kelsey Gallant (2013-2017)
Melody by Kelsey Gallant (2013-2017)
Music by Kelsey Gallant (2020)

Produced by Kelsey Gallant at Blobfish Studios

Lyrics:

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“Come, oh come”
He gathered his friends to His side
That night
To eat with them for the last time
In this life
And he gave out the bread and the wine

They knew this night felt different somehow
As they watched him break the bread
And they didn’t understand it
But they listened as He said,
 
“This is the closing hour
Everything is finished now
The light will be gone for a while
But that doesn’t mean it’s never coming back out
This is the darkest moment
It seems that hope is gone for good this time
This is the closing hour
But you won’t have to wait forever for the light to once again shine”
 
Pain, oh pain
It poured from his body straight down
To the ground
As his friends wept and mourned all around
They cried out,
“There is no miracle to be found”
 
But with the nails through both His hands
A crown of thorns upon his head
He looked around at all of them
And in a steady voice He said,
 
“This is the closing hour
Everything is finished now
The light will be gone for a while
But that doesn’t mean it’s never coming back out
This is the darkest moment
It seems that hope is gone for good this time
This is the closing hour
But you won’t have to wait forever for the light to once again shine”
 
So when there's pain and loss on earth
Let this remind us what we're worth
When we feel our world caving in
And death and sadness want to win
When the end is drawing near
And hopelessness is all we feel
Let us remember why He died
To offer us eternal life
 
This is the closing hour
Everything is finished now
The light will be gone for a while
But that doesn’t mean it’s never coming back out
This is the darkest moment
It seems that hope is gone for good this time
This is the closing hour
But you won’t have to wait forever for the light to once again shine

No, you won’t have to wait forever for the light to once again shine
 

The Story Behind The Song:

I came up with the premise of this song, and a few lines from it, on or around Good Friday of 2013. I always really liked the idea, and I knew I wanted to convey the story of Jesus' last days on earth--the first verse focusing on the Last Supper, the second verse focusing on His death, and the third verse tying it all in to our lives today. But I had a hard time actually coming up with the lyrics.

Over the next four years, every time Holy Week rolled around, I'd usually come up with a few more lines or ideas for the song. Often I'd write them after going to a Good Friday or Maundy Thursday church service. I think one of those years I made an attempt to finish the song, but didn't like what I came up with.

Finally, on Maundy Thursday of 2017, I filled in all the remaining gaps and finished the lyrics. The lyrics had always had a tune, but it wasn't until 2020 that I started coming up with music to go with the song. I played around on the piano until I found something I liked, and went from there.

​And, in keeping with tradition, I released this song on Maundy Thursday, 2020. 
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