This fall, Sreejit wrote a musical inspired by Martin Luther King Jr.’s Drum Major Instinct sermon. Chaitanya decided to use one act of it during the 2018 Amritapuri Christmas Eve cultural events. Sreejit played the role of a preacher in the performance. The words of the song that they used for the event was adapted from a portion of Dr. King’s sermon.
Here is the soundtrack:
The lyrics:
I know of a man about whom
I’d like to discuss
and maybe you’ll find that
he walks among us
this man, you might know him,
he was great indeed
he needed not a PhD
to help those in need.
Born in a small village
his parents were poor
his means were quite meager
yet his intellect soared
and though his mind
did roar
the poor he still loved because
there was no one he felt he was above.
there was no one he felt
he was greater than
because all were brothers and sisters guided
by the Lord’s own hand
This is his story,
he came to fight
for the whole world
‘cause God was their birthright
This is his story
he came to win
he came to forgive
the world of its sin.
This is his story.
He learned his father’s trade
to build houses
while knowing his Father’s plan
to move mountains
at thirty
he couldn’t stop talking – adamant –
that all who could hear
heard the new commandments
about a father who loved all
his children
and would cradle them
independent of their wisdom
He never wrote a book, he never held office
he never had a family, he never went to college
he never owned a home, he never traveled more
than 200 miles from the place he was born
with his words he rocked many boats –
fearless – their egos he refused to stroke
He did none of the things that the world would raise
above all else and heap upon praise
but his greatness,
was accepted
‘cause the Lord’s light
within it was reflected
His greatness was protected
‘cause the Lord’s light
within it was reflected
His greatness was protected
because the Lord’s light
within it was reflected
His greatness was protected
because the Lord’s light
within it was reflected
And when he looked at you
he didn’t see social status
When he looked at you
he didn’t see black or white
He didn’t see man or woman
good or bad
all he saw was his family
in God’s holy light.
When he looked at you…
When he looked at you…
there was no one he felt
he was greater than
because all were brothers and sisters guided
by the Lord’s own hand
This is his story
he came to fight
for the whole world
‘cause God was their birthright.
This is his story
he came to win
he came to forgive
the world of its sin.
This is his story.
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