The Ghent Altarpiece: Singing Angels, Jan Van Eyck, c. 1427-1429
Hymn for the Forty-Third Day of Lent
Somewhere, somehow,
even now in the universe,
all is joy; all is peace;
all is well.
Show me the place where
the stars celebrate thee;
thine angels and saints dwell
in harmony there.
Prayer is the doorway;
love is the key to the
place where Creation
rejoices in thee.
We must be near, for
the music I hear
is a sweet celebration
in praise of thee.
All of Creation sings,
“All is joy; all is peace;
“all is sweet harmony;
“all is well;
“all is well, indeed.”
Amen.
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