The buried grain, the hidden seed

The buried grain, the hidden seed,
that's deep within the earth,
though dead to sight, and out of mind,
will spring again to birth.

And we will stand to lose our lives,
the wine skins will be torn:
to be a Christian has a cost,
through death we are re-born.

Verses 3-4 follow

TUNE: ST COLUMBA (Irish)

Andrew Pratt (born 1948)

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