James H. Kurt Songs for Children of Light

Annotation

This work began with the taking of notes on insightsand observations derived from contemplation of the Bible, my own life, and thedeath of my sister. The writings wereinitially oriented toward the composition of a filmscript, whose purpose was todepict, abstractly, scenes common to the lives of all mankind from birth todeath.In February of 1984, well over a year into thisproject, these lyrics began to pour forth from me. Three-quarters of them were finished before the end of the month.During this period of my life, I underwent anintense conversion to purity of soul. Iimmersed myself in the practice of all the artistic mediums, including paintingand sculpture, poetry, music, dance, and drama. Striving to be an artist for Christ, my life became as a crossbetween graduate student, monk, and convict.This way of living and working continued for sevenyears and resulted in the creation of the large manuscript, Songs forChildren of Light: Ten Albums of Lyrics, Music, Dance, and Drama. In this volume, I present the lyric portionof the project with accompanying illustrations.May the Light of the Spirit be with you as you readthe words herein.James KurtJune 23, 1995