King is sailing, they say

I have decided to change the title of this blogsite in honor of my favorite song from the duo Jon and Vangelis.  In the early ’80s, they created three LPs, the last of which was named Private Collection.  I bought the LP ages ago, and it was also the first CD that I ever purchased.  The cut from that album, ‘He is Sailing’ describes the hope of a coming Messiah, set in the midst of the fucund tropics.  It is not the political Messiah of the Jews who will restore the Temple in Jerusalem, nor the Christian Messiah who will reward the righteous and judge the wicked.  It is an all-saving Messiah which exits, as far as I know, only in the creative mind of singer Jon Anderson.  Listening to the song carries me to a joyful escape from the trevails of our modern and often confusing world.  Ahhh, if only such fantasy could occassionally become reality…

Out of the mist into tropical splendour
With garlands of flowers
In Majestical fusion we see tonight

On to this sacred reunion of pleasure
They row as a rhythm, ten thousands of millions
They touch the Light

King is sailing they say
King is sailing we hear
King is sailing they say
King is sailing this day of days of days
Cocasaya Tay Toca

Drums beating faster thru’ harder excitement
The wings bring the Angels
They singing of Truth that this day has come

Older than oldest religions have promised
A promise is kept on this Golden Reflection
His Kingdom Come

King is coming they sing
King is coming they know
King is coming we sing
King is coming we know Kotao Kotao Kotao

All the souls he to touch
All the souls he to touch
All the souls he to touch
All the millions of souls he to touch, he to touch
Cocasaya Kotao Kotao

Heaven set sail in His ship full of light
He trancends all our love
To caress all our fears
In a moment Divine

Weakest and Strongest will dance in delight
All illuminous our Saviour they bringing him forth
All will sing to the Night

Our true Kingdom come
Our true Kingdom come
Our true Kingdom come
Our true Kingdom come
Higher, Than Higher, Than Higher, Than Higher, Than Higher