Our Sundays during this Lenten journey are going to be light (in keeping with the theme of Sabbath). Just a poem or a hymn to contemplate and enjoy. Today's hymn is an invitation to "turn, turn" till by "turning, turning we come round right." That is in fact the invitation of Lent - to turn back to God in fullness of heart, till by turning, turning we come round right.
Simple Gifts, by Shaker Elder Joseph Brackett, Jr.
'tis the gift to be free,
'tis the gift to come down where you ought to be,
And when we find ourselves in the place just right,
It will be in the valley of love and delight.
When true simplicity is gained,
To bow and to bend we shan't be ashamed.
To turn, turn will be our delight,
'Til by turning, turning we come round right
No comments:
Post a Comment