Bridge Of The Gods (Bedroom Demo #262)
Added 2022-10-06 05:20:24 +0000 UTCBridge Of The Gods
(The Columbia River Song Cycle)
music: Terry Scott Taylor
guitars: T.S. Taylor
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We now travel back in time (approximately the year 1450), when a major landslide, called the Bonneville Slide, dammed the Columbia River near present-day Cascade Locks, Oregon. The landslide created a natural dam of debris which Native American lore tells us was a “bridge” between the Chief of the God’s two sons. The sons had quarreled over where they would each settle on the beautiful land surrounding the Columbia River. Eventually the sons’ Father resolved the dispute by shooting two arrows. One son followed one arrow to the North, while the other son followed the second arrow South. The Chief Of The Gods then created a land bridge between the two sons so their families could meet periodically. Eventually a war between the two sons erupted over their love for the same beautiful maiden, and as a result of the conflict the area was devastated, the earth shaking so violently that the huge bridge fell into the river, creating the Cascade Rapids of the Columbia River Gorge.
Although the natural bridge, which no longer exists because of the river’s breach, a modern man-made bridge, called the Bridge Of The Gods in honor of its predecessor, now spans the Columbia river between Oregon and Washington.
While composing this song, I found myself thinking about Saint Paul addressing his Greek audience in Athens concerning the altar they had erected in honor of “the unknown god.” Paul then masterfully uses this altar as an opportunity to share with them the One true God. This thought led me to another: Jesus as the link between us and this one true God. In this sense, our Lord is truly “The Bridge Of God.”
