I came across this song last week on Face Book. It was written by Ron Sexsmith when his son was a couple weeks old. The song was said to be popular in the 1970s, but I do not remember it. But I like it. It reflects the very thoughts I had when holding my infants almost 50 years ago. It also explains how my “how to be a parent”, book, “Messengers in Denim”, got its name!
Enjoy and think about the words. Keep them in your heart when you look at your child. And when he becomes a teen, remember he will still be the angel you met years ago, only now he will be in denim!
Speaking With The Angel, by Ron Sexsmith
He don’t know how to lie or undermine you
He don’t know how to steal
How to deal or deceive
So leave him alone
Set him free
‘Cause he’s speaking with the angel
Speaking with the angel that only he can see
You’d say he’s so helpless
But what about you?
You don’t pull the string
Don’t you know anything?
Leave him alone, let him be
‘Cause he’s speaking with the angel
Speaking with the angel that only he can see
Would you teach him ’bout heaven?
Would you show him how to love the earth?
Would you poison him with prejudice
From the moment of his birth?
He in the name of love
He in the blood of lamb
He that never lays blame
He don’t even know his name
So leave him alone
Set him free
‘Cause he’s speaking with the angel
Speaking with the angel (the very one)
That spoke to you and me
Oh do you remember?
He don’t know how to lie or undermine you
He don’t know how to steal
How to deal or deceive
So leave him alone
Set him free
‘Cause he’s speaking with the angel
Speaking with the angel that only he can see
You’d say he’s so helpless
But what about you?
You don’t pull the string
Don’t you know anything?
Leave him alone, let him be
‘Cause he’s speaking with the angel
Speaking with the angel that only he can see
Would you teach him ’bout heaven?
Would you show him how to love the earth?
Would you poison him with prejudice
From the moment of his birth?
He in the name of love
He in the blood of lamb
He that never lays blame
He don’t even know his name
So leave him alone
Set him free
‘Cause he’s speaking with the angel
Speaking with the angel (the very one)
That spoke to you and me
Oh do you remember?