His music is folksy, airy, and imbued with poetic, whimsical lyrics. It's difficult to pick just one of his songs, but the one I selected is Cold, Cold Wind. He performed this song on a show the CBC put on a few years back. It's all about welcoming strangers into your home when they are in need, and that gift of hospitality has been poured on my wife and I in spades. We are constantly entertaining guests, so it's little wonder that this song resonates with me so much.
For the tune go to this link and play track 13. A sampling of the lyrics:
I heard somebody knocking at my front door
What ya gonna do when the cold wind blows?
Well I think we got some room for maybe just one more
So won't you come in, yeah you better come in
Get a little shelter from the cold, cold wind
There's a lot of people walking this world alone
What you gonna do when the cold wind blows?
Well they got no family, maybe got no homes
So won't you come in, yeah you better come in
Get a little shelter from the cold, cold wind.
This tune is a prime example of the Gospel in action. Jesus told us that on the last day he would judge his disciples by whether or not they had fed him when he was hungry, clothed him when he was naked, visited him when he was sick - and revealed that whatever we do to the least of our brothers and sisters on this world, we do unto him. That's a tall order, and the song reminds me of this holy obligation to recognize the divine dignity inherent in all my fellow travelers on life's road.
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