Overview
The song Kyrie Eleison was released by an American Band called Mr. Mister in 1985. The song was essentially
a prayer for mercy. Kyrie Eleison is Greek for ‘Lord have mercy’.
The word Kyrie
is in our New Testament 120 times and it has been translated to into the English
word ‘Lord’. The word Kyrie is derived
from the root word kurios which
is normally translated into English as ‘the Lord’. According to Strong’s exhaustive reference
kurios means supreme in authority and by implication a Master. According to the song writers Kyrie means
Mister. Mister is variant of the word Master.
Lyrics
The wind blows hard against this mountain side
Across the sea into my soul
It reaches into where I cannot hide
Setting my feet upon the road
Across the sea into my soul
It reaches into where I cannot hide
Setting my feet upon the road
My heart is old it holds my memories
My body burns a gem-like flame
Somewhere between the soul and soft machine
Is where I find myself again
My body burns a gem-like flame
Somewhere between the soul and soft machine
Is where I find myself again
*CHORUS*
Kyrie Eleison [Our Supreme Master have mercy]
Down the road that I must travel
Kyrie Eleison
Through the darkness of the night
Kyrie Eleison
Where I'm going will you follow
Kyrie Eleison
On a highway in the night
Kyrie Eleison [Our Supreme Master have mercy]
Down the road that I must travel
Kyrie Eleison
Through the darkness of the night
Kyrie Eleison
Where I'm going will you follow
Kyrie Eleison
On a highway in the night
When I was young I thought of growing old
Of what my life would mean to me
Would I have followed down my chosen road
Or only wished what I could be
Of what my life would mean to me
Would I have followed down my chosen road
Or only wished what I could be
(repeat chorus)
Oh...Oh...Oh
Oh...Oh...Oh
Oh...Oh...Oh
Oh...Oh...Oh
Oh...Oh...Oh
Oh...Oh...Oh
Oh...Oh...Oh
(repeat chorus to end)
The New Testament
Kyrie is a common name of an important prayer of
Christian liturgy and is also called the ‘Kyrie eleison’
The prayer, ‘Kyrie, eleison’ or ‘Lord, have mercy’ is
derived from several New Testament verses:
“And
behold a woman of Canaan who came out of those coasts, crying out, said to him:
Have mercy
[eleēson or Eleison] on me, O Lord [Kyrie
or kurie], thou son of David: my daughter is grieviously troubled by the devil.” DR Mat 15:22
“And behold two blind men sitting by the way side, heard that Jesus
passed by, and they cried out, saying: O Lord [Kyrie
or kurie], thou son of David, have mercy [eleēson
or Eleison]on us.” DR Mat 20:30
“And they came to Jericho: and as he went out of Jericho, with his
disciples, and a very great multitude, Bartimeus the blind man, the son of
Timeus, sat by the way side begging. Who when he had heard, that it was Jesus
of Nazareth, began to cry out, and to say: Jesus son of David, have mercy [eleēson or Eleison] on me. And many rebuked him,
that he might hold his peace; but he cried a great deal the more: Son of David,
have mercy [eleēson or Eleison] on me.” DR Mark 10:46-48
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Pray that our Supreme Master and Father in
Heaven has mercy on us all!
