Speaking of Loreena McKennitt\u2019s Dark Night of the Soul<\/span>\u2026<\/p>\n<\/iframe>\n<p>Some time ago I posted a different version of this song together with the original words from the great Catholic mystic <a href=\"http:\/\/monkeymindonline.blogspot.com\/2007\/12\/dark-night-of-soul.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">St John of the Cross<\/a>. I have to admit I love the piles of hints at the great way one might find in Heng Sure\u2019s using McKenitt\u2019s melody given to this particular poem to sing his version of a <a href='https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/library\/buddhism' target='_blank'>Buddhist<\/a> hymn dedicating merit to all in need\u2026<\/p>\n<div class=\"blogger-post-footer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/blogger.googleusercontent.com\/tracker\/33904114-2120544051910349104?l=monkeymindonline.blogspot.com\" alt=\"\"><\/div>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Speaking of Loreena McKennitt\u2019s Dark Night of the Soul\u2026 Some time ago I posted a different version of this song together with the original words from the great Catholic mystic St John of the Cross. 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