Released 10/03/2025
An album inspired by Augustine’s early letters from Cassiciacum (c. 386 AD), reimagined as a reflective 1980s rock cycle of truth, friendship, longing, and the soul’s search for blessedness.
Below are the full lyrics for all 5 tracks from Cassiciacum Letters – EP by Augustinus Vox, including “Truth over Eloquence,” “Gratitude and Redirection,” “The Friend of My Soul,” “The Search for Blessedness,” and “Bound in Love.”
Tracklist
- Truth over Eloquence
- Gratitude and Redirection
- The Friend of My Soul
- The Search for Blessedness
- Bound in Love
Truth over Eloquence
I chased the shine of empty fame,
Words of fire without a flame.
But style alone can never last,
The truth is stronger than the past.
Better broken words that rise with truth,
Than golden lies that waste our youth.
Truth over eloquence, fire over form,
A heart that seeks wisdom can weather the storm.
The world may love style, but I want the real,
The word everlasting, the light I can feel.
The stage is loud, the crowd will cheer,
But when it fades, what will we hear?
Only the voice that calls within,
The place where honesty begins.
Better stumbling speech that lifts the soul,
Than perfect songs that leave us cold.
Truth over eloquence, fire over form,
A heart that seeks wisdom can weather the storm.
The world may love style, but I want the real,
The word everlasting, the light I can feel.
Turn from shadows, seek the flame,
The voice eternal calls your name.
Truth over eloquence, fire over form,
A heart that seeks wisdom can weather the storm.
The world may love style, but I want the real,
The word everlasting, the light I can feel.
Gratitude and Redirection
You gave me words, a gift of flame,
A sharpened art, a honored name.
But style alone will fade away,
Only the truth will always stay.
So I thank you with an open hand,
But point us both to higher plans.
Gratitude and redirection,
Every gift can find perfection.
Not for glory, not for show,
But for the truth all hearts should know.
The world will cheer a golden tongue,
But shallow songs are quickly sung.
When voices fail, the light remains,
The one eternal truth sustains.
So I honor what you’ve shared with me,
But turn us toward eternity.
Gratitude and redirection,
Every gift can find perfection.
Not for glory, not for show,
But for the truth all hearts should know.
Every word can serve the flame,
When it bows before His name.
Gratitude and redirection,
Every gift can find perfection.
Not for glory, not for show,
But for the truth all hearts should know.
The Friend of My Soul
Through the distance, through the years,
Through the laughter, through the tears,
Nothing stronger, nothing more,
Than the bond that we live for.
Not in riches, not in fame,
But in love that has no name.
Friend of my soul, closer than breath,
Through every trial, through life and death.
Together we seek the light above,
Forever bound in truth and love.
Questions rise and answers fall,
But our hearts outlast them all.
Side by side in every fight,
Restless hearts that chase the light.
Every step though paths divide,
We still walk here side by side.
Friend of my soul, closer than breath,
Through every trial, through life and death.
Together we seek the light above,
Forever bound in truth and love.
Though the world may pull apart,
Faith still ties the hidden heart.
Friend of my soul, closer than breath,
Through every trial, through life and death.
Together we seek the light above,
Forever bound in truth and love.
The Search for Blessedness
They called me blessed, but I still seek,
Wisdom’s voice is faint, my heart is weak.
Not in ignorance, not in pride,
But in the truth where life abides.
The world is vast, yet questions remain,
Infinity whispers through joy and pain.
The search for blessedness, beyond the sky,
Not in the flesh, but the soul’s reply.
Eternal light, unbroken flame,
The truth immortal calls my name.
The stars still turn, the atoms fall,
But deeper laws are known to all.
No fleeting dream, no fleeting breath,
Can give the life that conquers death.
The soul is greater than all we see,
Immortal truth is our destiny.
The search for blessedness, beyond the sky,
Not in the flesh, but the soul’s reply.
Eternal light, unbroken flame,
The truth immortal calls my name.
Not in shadows, not in lies,
But in the wisdom that never dies.
The search for blessedness, beyond the sky,
Not in the flesh, but the soul’s reply.
Eternal light, unbroken flame,
The truth immortal calls my name.
Bound in Love
No distance can divide our way,
We find each other day by day.
Even silence speaks the same,
Our hearts are joined beyond a name.
Every bond will fade with time,
But this love is still divine.
Bound in love, unbroken tie,
Stronger than the earth or sky.
In the light our souls remain,
Love eternal, never vain.
The world may change, the world may go,
But this fire will always grow.
Faith has sealed what death can’t part,
Woven deep within the heart.
Every bond will fade with time,
But this love is still divine.
Bound in love, unbroken tie,
Stronger than the earth or sky.
In the light our souls remain,
Love eternal, never vain.
Every prayer that I lift for you
Draws us both toward what is true.
Bound in love, unbroken tie,
Stronger than the earth or sky.
In the light our souls remain,
Love eternal, never vain.