Feb 22 2007
A Blessed Lent to All
Lay aside your passing pleasuresLook beyond what cannot last
Shallow hopes are mere distractions
Earthly comforts soon are past
See in Christ a grand horizon
Find a life more rich and vast.
Raise your eyes and see the Savior
Feel His love, and hear His call
Follow Him in self-denial
Find your Father all in all
Take the cross, accept the suffering
Soon the cost will seem so small.
Gladly trade your crumbling treasure
Gain the pearl of greatest price
Life is more than pain and pleasure
Life in Him is true delight
Find your freedom, find your glory
Find yourself in Jesus Christ.
Life in Him is true delight
Find your freedom, find your glory
Find yourself in Jesus Christ.
El Greco’s “Penance of Mary Magdalene”, c. 1587-97
