Commemoration AND Expectation!

I began a load of laundry and other house-holdish chores when rat-a-tat-tat, 

somewhere beneath my ribs and in my head a song began to beg Existence!

Night's noose of dread and weariness is cut loose by Morning's Star!

Hallelujah!

 

Rejoice, hope's celebration

Is more than we can see

Sacred commemoration

Joined with expectancy

Hope, heaven’s holy hunger

Hope, hunger’s holy prayer

It fills the heart with wonder

In spite of earthy care

It keeps us looking forward

Whilst still remembering

It mingles joy with sorrow

And paupers with a King

Come join the celebration

Where hope, true joy imparts

The candle of the nation

Resides in human hearts

As Love convicts the sinner

Yet sets its captive free

For Love sent a deliverer

To ransom you and me

So now Commemoration

And Expectation meet

In joyful celebration

Before we kiss Love’s feet

© Janet Martin