Communion in a Time of Dread
Words: Jim Burklo
Tune: Sursum Corda 10.10.10.10. (How Like a Gentle Spirit)
(Use freely, with attribution)
One truck delivers us our wine and bread
Another swerves and leaves our children dead
One driver sings a hymn of love and life
Another chants a call to holy strife
One phone is used to set a bomb alight
Another used to comfort those in fright
And yet both users share a common Source
The same antenna gives their signals force
We seek communion in a time of dread
Yearn for a table that for all is spread
Our broken hearts are blind to creed and caste
But burn for love to reconcile at last
(With gratitude to Rev. Rex Hunt of Australia, who challenged a group of his fellow progressive Christian clergy and musicians around the world to come up with poetry/hymns for healing after the recent terrorist attacks in Britain. Thanks for the inspiration, mate! www.rexaehuntprogressive.com )
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