It’s a kind of magic
It’s a kind of magic
A kind of magic[1]If, to paraphrase Arthur C. Clarke, any science sufficiently advanced is indistinguishable from magic, might we also say the same of the divine?
One dream, one soul[2]“That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou gavest me I … Continue reading
One prize, one goal[3]“In a race everyone runs, but only one person gets first prize. So run your race to win” -1 Corinthians 9:24; of course, Paul isn’t saying that only one person can win, only that … Continue reading
One golden glance of what should be[4]Joseph Smith purportedly once said, “Could you gaze into heaven five minutes, you would know more than you would by reading all that ever was written on the subject.” In our heart of … Continue reading
It’s a kind of magic
One shaft of light that shows the way[5]“I saw a pillar of light, directly above my head…”
No mortal man can win this day[6]“And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.” -Exodus 33:20; c.f. Hebrews 12:14, “Follow peace with all men, and holiness: without which no man … Continue reading
It’s a kind of magic
The bell that rings inside your mind[7]The Holy Spirit makes “you feel pure intelligence flowing into you…” -Joseph Smith
Is challenging the doors of time[8]“Death where is thy sting…” -1 Corinthians 15:55; c.f. “Death be not proud…” -John Donne, Holy Sonnet X
It’s a kind of magic
The waiting seems eternity[9]“With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day”. -2 Peter 3:8; c.f. Alma 40:8, “Now whether there is more than one time appointed for men to rise … Continue reading
The day will dawn of sanity[10]“The day dawn is breaking/the world is awaking…”
Is this a kind of magic?
(It’s a kind of magic.)
There can be only one[11]“Thou shalt have no other gods before me…” Exodus 20:3; yet we are also children of God (“Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?” -John … Continue reading
This rage that lasts a thousand years[12]Yes, these lyrics are all overt allusions to the campy 1986 cult-classic The Highlander, which Queen had been commissioned to score. Yet it is impossible to not hear of a “rage that lasts a … Continue reading
Will soon be done[13]“Thy will be done…”
This flame that burns inside of me[14]“The Spirit of God/Like a fire is burning…”
I’m hearing secret harmonies[15]D&C 85:6, “Yea, thus saith the still small voice, which whispereth through and pierceth all things, and often times it maketh my bones to quake while it maketh manifest…”
It’s a kind of magic
The bell that rings inside your mind
Is challenging the doors of time
It’s a kind of magic
It’s a kind of magic
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be—
Will soon be—
Will soon be done[16]The end of the Millennium in turn marks the beginning of our eternal progression and exaltation thereafter
This is (this is) a kind (a kind) of magic
There can be only one
This rage that lasts a thousand years
Will soon be done. (Done.)[17]The great, “It is finished…”
Magic
It’s a kind of magic
It’s a kind of magic, magic, magic, magic, magic
(Magic), ha-ha-ha-ha, it’s magic![18]“Behold, canst thou read this without rejoicing and lifting up thy heart for gladness?” -Doctrine and Covenants 19:39
Ha-ha
Yeah, yeah
Whoo
It’s a kind of magic[19]The header image above is of the Freddie Mercury statue overlooking Lake Geneva in Switzerland; that same statue was featured on the cover of Queen’s sole posthumous album Made in Heaven. … Continue reading
References
| ↑1 | If, to paraphrase Arthur C. Clarke, any science sufficiently advanced is indistinguishable from magic, might we also say the same of the divine? |
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| ↑2 | “That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one: I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.” -John 17:21-23 |
| ↑3 | “In a race everyone runs, but only one person gets first prize. So run your race to win” -1 Corinthians 9:24; of course, Paul isn’t saying that only one person can win, only that you should pursue Eternal Life as though you were in the biggest race of your life. |
| ↑4 | Joseph Smith purportedly once said, “Could you gaze into heaven five minutes, you would know more than you would by reading all that ever was written on the subject.” In our heart of hearts, I think we all desire that exact same glance. |
| ↑5 | “I saw a pillar of light, directly above my head…” |
| ↑6 | “And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.” -Exodus 33:20; c.f. Hebrews 12:14, “Follow peace with all men, and holiness: without which no man shall see God…” |
| ↑7 | The Holy Spirit makes “you feel pure intelligence flowing into you…” -Joseph Smith |
| ↑8 | “Death where is thy sting…” -1 Corinthians 15:55; c.f. “Death be not proud…” -John Donne, Holy Sonnet X |
| ↑9 | “With the Lord a day is like a thousand years, and a thousand years are like a day”. -2 Peter 3:8; c.f. Alma 40:8, “Now whether there is more than one time appointed for men to rise it mattereth not; for all do not die at once, and this mattereth not; all is as one day with God, and time only is measured unto men.” |
| ↑10 | “The day dawn is breaking/the world is awaking…” |
| ↑11 | “Thou shalt have no other gods before me…” Exodus 20:3; yet we are also children of God (“Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?” -John 10:34), imbued with that same everlasting potential. One of the many paradoxes of our faith. |
| ↑12 | Yes, these lyrics are all overt allusions to the campy 1986 cult-classic The Highlander, which Queen had been commissioned to score. Yet it is impossible to not hear of a “rage that lasts a thousand years” without thinking of the great raging war that comes at the end of the Millennium of peace, when Satan shall be let loose for a little season, and then the end cometh, and the final judgment… |
| ↑13 | “Thy will be done…” |
| ↑14 | “The Spirit of God/Like a fire is burning…” |
| ↑15 | D&C 85:6, “Yea, thus saith the still small voice, which whispereth through and pierceth all things, and often times it maketh my bones to quake while it maketh manifest…” |
| ↑16 | The end of the Millennium in turn marks the beginning of our eternal progression and exaltation thereafter |
| ↑17 | The great, “It is finished…” |
| ↑18 | “Behold, canst thou read this without rejoicing and lifting up thy heart for gladness?” -Doctrine and Covenants 19:39 |
| ↑19 | The header image above is of the Freddie Mercury statue overlooking Lake Geneva in Switzerland; that same statue was featured on the cover of Queen’s sole posthumous album Made in Heaven. Indeed we all are, and should act like it more often. Queen certainly did. |