Hymn: We do not know, we cannot tell

We do not know, we cannot tell,
the reason or the season,
the time of things that are to come,
the time of God's completion.

At last the spirit will reform,
will counter alteration,
will clear the way for Love to rule,
God's final consummation.

The image of a cloud would shape
a sign of elevation,
a metaphor for earth and heaven's
intimate connection.


Verses 4-5 follow

Tune: DOMINUS REGIT ME
Metre: 8.7.8.7

 

Andrew Pratt (born 1948)

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