The Burning Word
| The Burning Word | |
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| Studio album by Johnny Duhan | |
| Released | 2010 |
| Genre | Folk |
The Burning Word is an album by Irish folk singer Johnny Duhan and was released in 2010.
The Burning Word is the first completely new album Johnny Duhan has produced in many years. The dove emerging from the lick of fire on the cover is symbolic not only of the fact that the songs are spiritual but also that the collection has evolved from one of Johnny's last studio albums, Flame, and may one day merge with it. Over the years Johnny has received letters from people all over the world telling him that the spiritual dimension in his songs has helped them through times of crisis as well as marking occasions of celebration. This contributed to his going below the surface of his faith for this work. In the opening song, The Coat, the listener is asked to lay aside doubt and put on a garment of faith so as to make a journey in a cold season to a place of prayer. An invitation to a spiritual meal is extended in The Flame is Lit. Emily Dickenson’s This World is not Conclusion choruses the unfathomable mystery of our world and heralds an afterlife. Wonders catalogues a series of miracles that stem from Christ’s charitable nature, and Surrender gives in to the declaration of faith of the Lord’s Prayer. The incarnation mystery at the centre of the title song, The Burning Word, reflects on the paradox that pain lies at the heart of the joy of creation. Song of the Bird grew from a boyhood memory of arriving home with an injured bird which Duhan's mother allowed him to keep in their shed till it was strong enough to fly. The Storm chronicles Duhan's father’s exemplary courage after a family tragedy. Sure Amen is a hymn for the weary and doubtful. Part of a Tribe, an anthem for community. And finally, Old Story charts an epiphany experienced after a dawn mass.
Track listing
- The Coat
- The Flame is Lit
- This World is not Conclusion
- Wonders
- Surrender
- The Burning Word
- Song of the Bird
- The Storm
- Sure Amen
- Part of the Tribe
- Old Story