Lent

[dreamflower]

Hymn of Promise...

"In the bulb there is a flower;
In the seed, an apple tree;
In cocoons, a hidden promise:
Butterflies will soon be free!

In the cold and snow of winter,
There's a sping that waits to be,
Unrevealed until its season,
Something God alone can see.

There's a song in every silence,
Seeking word and melody;
There's a dawn in every darkness,
bringing hope to you and me.

From the past will come the future;
What it holds, a mystery,
Unrevealed until its season,
Something God alone can see.

In our end is our begining;
In our time, infinity.
In our doubt, there is believing;
In our life, eternity.

In our death, a resurrection;
At the last, a victory
Unrevealed until its season,
Something God alone can see."

Comments

[goldvermilion87.livejournal.com]

Somehow that reminds me of the scene at the end of Perelandra where Ransom, Tor and Idril, Malacandra and Perelandra join the great dance.

[dreamflower]

Oh what a lovely thought! Perelandra is my favorite of the Ransom trilogy, and played a major part in my own coming to faith.

[ansostuff.livejournal.com]

That's a really beautiful hymn. I know it's been translated because I can sort of hear the Norwegian lyrics in my head but I don't remember it well enough to actually bring it to my mind in my own language.

[dreamflower]

I really love this hymn. We sing it at this church fairly often; it's been around a while, but I don't recall singing it in church until we moved here.

[ceshaughnessy.livejournal.com]

Lovely!

[dreamflower]

I'm glad you liked it! I love the images chosen to illustrate the song!