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This is a song about St. Moses the Black (or "the Ethiopian"), who was one of the fourth century desert fathers. In his icons, he's always depicted as a rather old fellow, which I suppose is appropriate, given the time it took him to become all saintlike―and this is precisely why I like him so much. I find myself in the tedium of his struggle for perfection.

This song comes from my favourite episode of Moses's life, in which Abbot Isidore offers grace after a desert vigil, meeting Moses and me in the midst of the long journey toward wholeness and home.

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Holy Mo, you been moving slow; won’t you mosey on home with me?
Holy Mo, you got a long way to go; won’t you mosey on home with me?

You were just a young man and you were looking for, looking for,
You were looking for love
But you didn’t know, no, what you were looking for back then,
You tried to buy your only friends with stolen gold,
But it didn’t make you whole

You stumbled into grace once while you were on the run, on the run,
Trying to escape yourself
You were a stranger, but we took you in; that’s when a little bit of hope
Met your heart and called it home and you couldn’t shake it free.
And now you’ll never shake it free

Holy Mo, you been moving slow; won’t you mosey on home with me?

Return to life as usual didn’t go as planned and ‘cross the sand
You came a-knocking at our door again.
You still didn’t know, no, what you were looking for but now
You set your heart and made a vow that you knew you couldn’t keep --
That none alone can keep.

Holy Mo, you been moving slow; won’t you mosey on home with me?
Holy Mo, you got a long way to go; won’t you mosey on home with me?

The sun is rising over distant desert lands
Like the sun that’s rising in your soul.
If grace can fall on all these barren desert sands,
Then patience child, He’ll make you whole;
He’ll bring you home.

You got bit by the love bug and now it’s taking a hold,
And son, you’re well on your way.
Well, it’s gonna be a long road and now it’s taking its toll,
But you’re gonna make it, just you wait.
You been bit by the love bug and it may be the death of you,
But it’s gonna pull you through to life.

Holy Mo, you been moving slow,
You got a long, long way to go, but don’t you give up hope,
Well, why don't you mosey on home with me?

credits

from Epilogue: The Bienvenu Stories, released July 29, 2017
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daniel couper - Vocals, Acoustic Guitar
James West - Electric Guitar
Colin Jeffress - Piano
Jason Hardy - Bass Guitar
Justin Short - Drums

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Words & music by daniel couper
Produced, mixed, and engineered by daniel couper
Special thanks to Moses Reynolds for his production advice
Recorded at Hopwood Christian Church, The Jeffress Palace, One Seventy Studios, and The Keep

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