The Sacred Veil: I. The Veil Opens

Whenever there is birth or death

Whenever there is birth or death

Whenever there is birth or death

The sacred veil between the worlds grows thin and opens slightly up

The sacred veil between the worlds grows thin and opens slightly up

The sacred veil between the worlds grows thin and opens slightly up

Just long enough for love to slip

Just long enough for love to slip

Just long enough for love to slip

Silent, either in or out of this, our fragile, fleeting world

Silent, either in or out of this, our fragile, fleeting world

Silent, either in or out of this, our fragile, fleeting world

Whence or whither a new home waits

Whence or whither a new home waits

Whence or whither a new home waits

And our beloved ones draw near

And our beloved ones draw near

And our beloved ones draw near

In rapt anticipation or in weary gratitude, they stand

In rapt anticipation or in weary gratitude, they stand

In rapt anticipation or in weary gratitude, they stand

Our loved ones stand so close, right here

Our loved ones stand so close, right here

Our loved ones stand so close, right here

Just on the other side

Just on the other side

Just on the other side

Of eternity

Of eternity

Of eternity