ASCENSION HYMN - All heaven sighed as joy was shed
Descriptive hymn which deals with ascension doubt and the anticipation of Pentecost.
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Extract:
All heaven sighed as joy was shed,
and love would soon be free,
not bound to just one place and time,
yes, this would be the key:
beyond the cross, beyond the grave,
the Christ would rise again,
not just to life to greet his friends,
but on beyond earth's pain.
Disciples waited on that hill
as Christ was lost to sight,
then time would test their faithfulness,
there was no shining light;
for as they gazed, and as they looked,
it did not seem so clear;
some doubted what they saw and felt,
and some were filled with fear.
continues...
Andrew Pratt (born 1948)
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