Requiem for a Lamb Hamza Yusuf I never knew your gentle soul Yet strangely knew you well

You who left Evergreens halls To solace a living hell You found what others rarely find By living what you believed And showed us all our humankind That pain might be relieved That morn you did not hesitate You laid your good life down Palestine it was your fate Not time, not cap, not gown Rachel Corrie is your name And long we shall remember Humanity was your lifes aim Whats real, whats true endeavor No match for metal scarabs No match for bullets too Just love to give the Arab And love to show the Jew What were your thoughts my sister Amid such misery While they looked on with hatred And you stood defiantly You were defiant our gentle dove As you raised our heads so tall And carried on with valiant love In the face of hate so small Did you think of mosque, or was it pew Did you think of all your friends Did you think of living life anew Or quickly make amends As death came with impunity I hope this thought arose Seeing Gods gift, eternity You plucked it like a rose