Song Of Praise

SONG OF PRAISE for John Coltrane by John Sinclair

Sing the song then, let it sound

through the land. The song that now

keeps us alive, when the other noise

is there to kill us, to deaden our ears

to the song of our selves that

these Musicians sing. Let the force of it

make its way into our hearts

in the last days of this era

this error to her less human men have made

of our time. The time is now, that we can

make a true song of our selves, a music

that will open all our I's

to each other. Let such a man as

Jimmy Garrison be your base, you can

build on a music strong as his

& make your time as free as

Elvin's, your pulse as McCoy's, your song as

pure as John's, sing a song

as strong as theirs, a song of praise

for our lives & for the love

of all of our selves-

a song to lead us on

in this cold December

of a long & murderous year