A Song of Salvation

Those were our ancestors,
Their lights twinkling in the velvet sky
Today joined by the brightest star.
In the desert make a straight highway,
Lift high the valleys and smooth the mountains.
For the Lord, the almighty, the creator of heaven and earth,
Who freed us and fought for us,
Loved and redeemed us, again and again,
Will be glorified in our flesh.
Make us ready, Lord.
Let us close our ears to the sound of ourselves.
Let us close our eyes to the mirror-room.
Let us wait.
As night gives way to the dawn,
Comfort our people, Lord,
Who wait in hope for the child
Who will touch our hearts
Beyond the earth of our imagination.
He who saves, heaven’s grace,
Emmanuel: God with us.

David Beresford