Lent, Day 16

LOOK: Heavy Rain by Samuel Salcedo

Salcedo, Samuel_Heavy Rain — Samuel Salcedo (Spanish, 1975–), *Heavy Rain*, 2011. Polyester resin and aluminum powder, 185 × 180 × 260 cm. From the solo exhibition *That’s Why I’m Light, Light like a Sunday Morning*, October 16–November 11, 2014, Osnova Gallery, Moscow. Photo courtesy of the gallery.

LISTEN: “Water” by Gregory Porter, on Water (2010)

This is the title track of multi-Grammy-winning jazz vocalist and songwriter Gregory Porter’s debut album. The live performance posted below took place in November 2010 at Dizzy’s Club at Lincoln Center in New York City. It features Chip Crawford on piano, Alex Han on alto saxophone, and Yosuke Sato on alto saxophone.

Water pouring down the sidewalks
Cleaning widows clear to see
Washing gumdrops down side gutters
Rusting chains and cleansing me
Greening gardens, drowning ants
Changing rhythms, bruising plants
Graying vistas soulfully
And again it’s saving me
Ooooo
Ooooo
Wash me, wash me, wash me
Let me rest in you
Let me flow away to glory
Save me, save me, save me

[Related post: “Wash Me Clean (Artful Devotion)”]