From the recording The Great Awakening of the Heart
The Great Awakening of the Heart was inspired by a simple yet transformative realization: humanity's deepest longing is not for something we have never possessed, but for the remembrance of what has always been true. Beneath generations of fear, separation, and inherited stories lives an unchanging reality—that we were born of Love, formed of Light, and have never been outside the embrace of the Creator.
This song is an invitation to lay aside the old narratives that have taught us we are alone, broken, or unworthy. It gently calls us beyond the myths of separation into the living experience of unity with one another, with creation, and with the Divine.
Throughout the lyrics, nature itself becomes a teacher. Rivers, mountains, stars, forests, and the quiet breeze all join in a timeless chorus, reminding us that creation has never ceased singing the song of our belonging. The awakening described here is not an escape from the world, but a deeper way of seeing it—recognizing the Light that has always been present beneath every sorrow, every wound, and every moment of forgetting.
Musically blending neo-folk, symphonic Americana, and spiritual ballad traditions, The Great Awakening of the Heart grows from intimate reflection into a sweeping anthem of remembrance. Its message echoes through every verse: there has never been a wall between humanity and the Divine—only the forgetting of our true nature.
May this song become more than something you hear. May it become something you remember. May it awaken the quiet place within where Love has patiently waited since the beginning of time.
For when the heart awakens, we discover that Heaven has never been far away. It has always lived within us, waiting to bloom.
Lyrics
THE GREAT AWAKENING OF THE HEART
(Neo-Folk • Symphonic Americana • Spiritual Ballad)
E. Craig Hendricks
[Verse 1]
Lay down the robes of yesterday,
the stories handed down,
The portraits painted out of fear,
the myths that gathered round.
Like dust upon an old window
that hid the morning sun,
The truth has waited patiently
since time had first begun.
[Verse 2]
Long have we wandered through the years,
beneath a heavy sky,
Believing we were separated,
believing love could die.
Long has humanity been sleeping,
dreaming we were alone,
While Love stood softly at the doorway
calling us back home.
[Pre-Chorus]
Can you hear it in the silence?
Can you feel it in the breeze?
A voice beneath the rivers,
a song among the trees.
[Chorus]
Awaken, awaken,
O heart that longs to see,
The Light has never left you,
the Love has set you free.
Awaken, awaken,
The dawn has now begun,
The song within creation
and the song within are one.
[Verse 3]
Open now the deeper eyes
hidden beneath your own,
The eyes that see through every veil
to what has always shone.
Feel the joy beneath your sorrow,
the peace beneath your fear,
The holy river of remembrance
flowing ever near.
[Verse 4]
Listen to the stars above,
the mountains and the sea,
Every living thing is singing
of what you're meant to be.
The Creator's song is calling
from every leaf and stone,
From the beating of your own heart
to the galaxies unknown.
[Pre-Chorus]
Can you hear the ancient music?
Can you feel the sacred flame?
The One who formed the heavens
is whispering your name.
[Chorus]
Awaken, awaken,
O heart that longs to see,
The Light has never left you,
the Love has set you free.
Awaken, awaken,
The dawn has now begun,
The song within creation
and the song within are one.
[Bridge]
And the Light comes rushing forward
through every hidden room,
Through every wound and shadow,
through every place of gloom.
Nothing stands before its glory,
nothing turns it away,
For Love has been preparing
for this long-awaited day.
Taste the nectar of the Spirit,
drink the sweetness of the sun,
The joy within your heart was placed there
by the Holy One.
[Symphonic Build]
There is no wall between us.
There never was.
No distance.
No separation.
Only Love waiting to be remembered.
Only Light waiting to be embraced.
One sacred Yes,
and the whole world blooms again.
[Final Chorus]
Awaken, awaken,
O heart of earth and sky,
You were never lost or broken,
you were never meant to die.
Awaken, awaken,
And let remembrance start,
For Heaven has been waiting
in the chambers of your heart.
Awaken, awaken,
Let every soul rejoice,
The Infinite is singing
through your breath and through your voice.
[Outro]
You are not forgotten.
You are not outside the embrace.
You are the child of endless wonder,
born of Love,
formed of Light,
carried by Grace.
And the stars remember your name.
And the rivers remember your name.
And the Holy One remembers your name.
For you belong.
You have always belonged.
And now the heart awakens.