through ages long we wait the One
whose coming will mean night is done
All articles filed in advent
longing
i don’t always feel its pull
the tug at my heart that says
‘what if all this one day were yours?’
arise
from ashes cold flame forth in light —
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awake
from burnéd stump awake the seed
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o God beyond time, help me to wait well.
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emmanuel
oh papa, the wolves gather round us
oh papa, the soldiers slay fast
oh papa, the prophets confound us
oh papa, how long will this last?
oriens
o morning star, rise in our darkness
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sapientia
o wisdom come —
come again
radix
oh papa, the fields are plowed under oh papa, the seeds are all salt oh papa, the tree’s burned to cinders oh papa, we know it’s our fault oh papa, the babies are crying oh papa, the streets run with blood oh papa, look, everyone’s dying oh papa, how can this bring good? oh papa,…
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wonders greater
the sun beats harshly on crenulated battlements
as a string of horsemen and camels approaches the gate.