Wishing all readers a fruitful Lent.
All friends of Christ, hold fast, hold fast;
Fear not these desert days of Lent.
All grunged-up souls, all people pent
In pleasure’s prison, bravely cast
Your senseless sin aside at last:
Believe the Gospel and repent.
All friends of Christ, hold fast, hold fast;
Fear not these desert days of Lent.
The thirst and hunger will not last,
For by God’s Son, who underwent
The Cross, we know that we are meant
For Heaven’s home when pain is past —
All friends of Christ, hold fast, hold fast.
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| Mont-Saint-Michel from the mainland, August 2011 |
Just as it's not Christmas till you hear Noddy scream: "It's Christmaaaaas..."
ReplyDeleteIt's not Lent until the "grunged-up souls" and "pleasure's prison" make an appearance!
Well, it's not quite in the liturgical calendar yet, but we can work on it...
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