Hope is built in present moments,
times of visions, times of dreams,
times when love transcends the present,
long outlasting human schemes.
Hope will open gates of promise,
herald dawns of glorious light,
help us live within this moment,
lead us onward from the night.
Verses 3-4 follow
Metre: 8 7 8 7
Tune: LAUS DEO or SAINT OSWALD
Andrew Pratt (born 1948)
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