Advent to Candlemas (Vol. 2)

The Grand Vista

In one grand vista opening wide
We comprehend Salvation's scheme
Unfolding in the candle light
Of prophet's cry and exile's dream:
The promise of Our Saviour's birth
Has brought redemption into view;
What was projected in The Old
Will be constructed in The New.
We shall not mind the cold and damp
In contemplation of our hope
Based on the promise You have made
Not paradigm nor horoscope:
Yet we must strive for penitence
Amid the festive atmosphere
And keep our purple advent watch
Until the red of Christ draws near.
We see the distant star arise
And then familiar scenes unfold,
Of shepherds, choirs and massacre,
Of monarchs, politics and gold:
Yet, in our hearts, we know The Cross
Is standing on a distant hill;
And know that birth and death are joined,
Obedient to the Father's will.