This is a worshipful song that celebrates the appearance of a Buddha in our current epoch. More importantly, it honors our great fortune in encountering the Buddha and his teachings in this very lifetime. The verses are inspired by the scriptural account of the Buddha’s birth story, in which miracles appeared simultaneously in the human and heavenly realms.

Lyrics

Under a quiet sky in bloom

The world stood still to welcome you

A gentle hand, a branch, a sigh

And heaven leaned down from the sky

No cry of fear, no trace of pain

Just light that fell like summer rain

In silent awe, the earth aligned

A sacred moment born in time

When you came, even heavens sang your name

Voices rising, calling out in praise

Lotus flowers bloomed under your steps

Every footfall waking tenderness

Seven steps across the waking earth

Each one a promise of your worth

Stars awakened, skies grew wide

All of life turned toward your light

Across the turning, endless tide

Through countless lives we drift and glide

What are the chances we would find

This precious truth, this life, this time

In endless time, we found you

Shakya Sage, you lead the way

Out of the dark, you pulled us through

Into a brighter day

Light in the endless darkness

Wisdom and happiness

Oh, how blessed, how blessed are we

To walk your path in peace

No throne of gold, no crown to wear

Just open truth laid soft and bare

You saw the wound we couldn’t name

And lit a path beyond the pain

Not by power, not by might

But gentle words that feel like light

A quiet way, a steady flame

Calling each of us by name

Through every rise and every fall

A hidden truth beneath it all

And in this life, against all odds

We hear the echo of your call

In endless time, we found you

Shakya Sage, you lead the way

Out of the dark, you pulled us through

Into a brighter day

Light in the endless darkness

Wisdom and happiness

Oh, how blessed, how blessed are we

To walk your path in peace

And in the silence, we begin

To see the world as it has been

No more running, no disguise

Just open heart and clearer eyes

From every tear, from every scar

You show us who we really are

Not lost, not broken, not alone

This fleeting life… a way back home

In endless time, we found you

Shakya Sage, you lead the way

Out of the dark, you pulled us through

Into a brighter day

Light in the endless darkness

Wisdom and happiness

Oh, how blessed, how blessed are we

To walk your path in peace

Mmm… Shakya Sage

We found you

In endless time

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May all be well and happy.