Aslan is On the Move

Artist

Jeff Kepple

Album

God in a Box

Lyrics

Through an old wardrobe full of musty clothes
To a snowy wood with a dingy light,
Stood an old lamppost planted long ago
By an angry queen in a reckless fight

I wonder should I go or should I stay?
There’s something so appealing
In this strange place.
I wonder why.

Well I must beware as the creatures stare.
Who to trust and when to turn the eye.
Cuz the lady prowls with her spies about
And she seems to know my weakest side.
I wonder what is stirring in this land.
I ask a talking beaver, does he understand?
He smiles and softly whispers

Aslan’s on the move.
There’s a crack of ice,
there’s a warming wind,
there’s a mighty distant thunder.
Aslan’s on the move.
Like a blazing sun,
now the King has come
and the wicked witch is running scared.

Well, I can’t be late, mustn’t hesitate
Or I might get caught up in the spell.
Gotta do my part with a lion’s heart
To restore the throne Cair Paravel.
I wonder will I live or will I die.
I’m so afraid, but there’s something
Growin’ inside my life.
Cuz I can feel that…..

I remember when He cried
Those shining tears
Shed just for me
When I was in such pain.
He filled me with His courage,
Took away my fears
A lion’s eyes seeing through my heart.
Now even when he seems so far away,
I won’t forget that…

Behind the Song

Reading the Chronicles of Narnia again, this time with my own children, was even better than when I read them as a boy. Here is the quote from The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe that started the inspiration of this song:

“Here the beaver’s voice sank into silence and he gave one or two mysterious nods. Then, signaling to the children to stand as closely around him as they possibly could, so that there faces were actually tickled by his whiskers, it added in a low whisper, “They say Aslan is on the move – perhaps has already landed.” (The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe, C.S. Lewis)