[Magdalen] a death in the family--prayers please

Marion Thompson marionwhitevale at gmail.com
Wed Dec 30 19:31:18 UTC 2015


How wonderfully appropriate these verses are!  Thank you!

Marion, a pilgrim

On 12/29/2015 9:20 PM, thedonboyd at austin.rr.com wrote:
> God weeps with you.  God weeps with us.  God weeps with Adam.
>
> "Holy Jesus!  every day
> keep us in the narrow way;
> and, when earthly things are past,
> bring our ransomed souls at last
> where they need no star to guide,
> where no clouds their glory hide.
>
> "In the heavenly country bright,
> need they no created light;
> thou its light, its joy, its crown,
> thou its sun which goes not down:
> there for ever may we sing
> alleluias to our King."
>
> (Hymnal 1982, #119, "As with gladness men of old," vv. 4 and 5)
>
> Don
> praying in Austin
>



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