General (Vol. 1)
The Trinity and its Virtues
- The golden gate
Of the Lord's estate
Admits all who live in faith;
Whose daily search
Is within Christs's Church
Not a quest for a spell or wraith:
Whose pain of sin
Is an ache within
Which only God's love can cure,
Not the shallow guise
To apologize
From a place where we feel secure.
- The healing hand
Of the Son's command
Exalts all who serve in love;
Whose quiet deeds
Meet a host of needs
Not confined to what most approve:
Whose discontent
Is a sacrament
Which assures but cannot relieve,
Not a public show
And the afterglow
That a servant should not receive.
- The rapt embrace
Of the Spirit's Grace
Enfolds all who pray in hope;
Whose clear desire
For the cleansing fire
Is their noble and glittering trope:
Whose prayer transcends
All personal ends
In pursuit of that last release
And whose hope burns bright
Through the doubting night
When the morning star brings its peace.
- The Blessed Three
Of the Trinity
Combine to assist our will;
The Father leads,
The Son intercedes
And the Spirit is never still:
So with faith's support
And the hope Christ bought
And the Spirit's abiding zeal;
May we love and pray,
Serve without display
And at last reach Our Lord's ideal.