Hold fast, all friends of Christ, hold fast:
Be not afraid: keep faith, keep Lent.
All grunged-up souls, all people pent
In pleasure's prison, bravely cast
Your needless sin aside at last:
Believe the Gospel and repent.
Hold fast, all friends of Christ, hold fast:
Be not afraid: keep faith, keep Lent:
The thirst and hunger will not last,
For by God's Son, who underwent
the Cross, we know that we are meant
For endless life when pain is past.
Hold fast, all friends of Christ, hold fast.
(D. Newman, Shrove Tuesday, 13 February 2018)
Wishing all readers... not exactly a happy Lent, but one that will bring happiness in the end!
Be not afraid: keep faith, keep Lent.
All grunged-up souls, all people pent
In pleasure's prison, bravely cast
Your needless sin aside at last:
Believe the Gospel and repent.
Hold fast, all friends of Christ, hold fast:
Be not afraid: keep faith, keep Lent:
The thirst and hunger will not last,
For by God's Son, who underwent
the Cross, we know that we are meant
For endless life when pain is past.
Hold fast, all friends of Christ, hold fast.
Wishing all readers... not exactly a happy Lent, but one that will bring happiness in the end!
Very good! There can hardly be enough rondels in the world! "Pent in pleasure's prison" I especially like!
ReplyDeleteThank you! That's very kind. This came to me very suddenly on Tuesday evening.
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