The Song of Silent John

I first heard the name 'Silent John' as a pseudonym used by some philosopher when writing the forward to his own book, but now I can't remember whose. It's also the name of a Rapper, and a 5th century monk, St.John the Silent, whose icon I've 'borrowed' from his Wikipedia page (below).


The Song of Silent John

A refreshing breeze carried the temple bells up to our ears,
I’d never heard them before, not in this world of wilderness,
  I wondered I had died? This the Kingdom come?

They sang a song, they tolled good news,
Each long dong or ding dit a morse code
  which none in the radio shack needed write down,
  for to Save Our Souls

Just to hear them ring, so beautiful,
  they told of Ishmael returned,
  they rang of Isaac’s welcome,
In duets they sang of Sarah and Hajar again sharing tents,
  and the Friend of God forgave himself

Jihadi, lay down your sword,
Crusader, unbind your armor,
  for no longer need the Wrath of God be
  a nuclear option

And such sweet bread on which we fed,
That I was only slight let down
  when the jubilation came to end,

Still so much back to work to do