Heart and Mind (ALIVE in Des Moines Version) [Draft 6]

[Warm piano; clean electric guitar answers] [Spoken - Vox, thoughtful] At the close of the work, Augustine names two guides in learning: authority and reason. He trusts Christ, and he wants to understand what he believes. This song brings that search into the life of a whole person. Love gives us a reason to keep asking; careful thought helps us ask well. And nobody has to do tonight's searching alone. Let me introduce the band. Corda on guitar. Lux and Lumen on the keys. Gravitas on bass. Tempus on drums. And I'm Vox. [Brief instrumental answers and applause; piano resumes the original opening] [Original song - retain its melody and lyric order] They said the mind alone can guide But mine was breaking from inside Thoughts like waves no shore in sight Reason flickered without light Then I heard a deeper tone Something reason can’t own alone Heart and mind I need them both To chase the truth to take the oath Not cold logic not blind flame But something strong that has a name Heart and mind together rise To see with soul to pierce the lies The skeptics warned of feeling’s snare But numbness led me nowhere A frozen thought can’t heal the soul And doubt alone won’t make you whole But reason burns when love ignites And both can guide through darkest nights Heart and mind I need them both To chase the truth to take the oath Not cold logic not blind flame But something strong that has a name Heart and mind together rise To see with soul to pierce the lies When the mind begins to fail And the heart begins to wail It’s in their union I can stand Truth held not just by head but hand Heart and mind I need them both To hold the truth to take the oath Not torn apart by fear or pride But side by side they’re sanctified Heart and mind together rise To see with love and reason’s eyes [Original final cadence completes; appreciative applause]