MOURNING HAS BROKEN

(In honor of those who perished and those who survived when Typhoon Haiyan/Yolanda visited the Philippines with its 315kph winds on 8 November 2013.) 

Mourning has broken, like ev’ry mourning

Lives have been broken, thousands left dead

Praise for the singing, praise for the morning, 

Poor folk rebuilding, hon'ring their dead

Sweet the world’s caring, manna from heaven

Each other’s keepers, one body, one mass

Working together, welcome each morning

God recreating every new day.

Welcome the sunlight, Rise from our mourning

Labor ‘til twilight, children can play

Crucified peoples, God’s resurrection

Our liberation, three days away!

Mourning has broken, like ev’ry mourning

Lives have been broken, thousands are dead

Grace for our mourning, grace for each morning, 

Praise for the springing, life for the world. 

*NEXSAT satellite image of Typhoon Haiyan from the US Naval Research Lab (November 7, 2013, 2:30am)

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