There is a sing-along tone to the Prayers
A flow that leads from one word to another
A sense of smoothness and pleasant toughness
In the chapel and in the refectory
In the Church and for the liturgy of the hours.
Preserving a tradition all over the world
Even when it sounds tough and strong
The musical tonality and the singing
Makes the strangeness disappear.
Some common phrases and words
That sounds like English [Jerusalem] does make it familiar
The faithfulness to the postures and
the timing and the common prayers
said across the world as carriers of a message.
To say the Mass alone
and to know that one went before
And one will go after.
The prayer for all who are in need
and for all those for whom it has been
Promised and the word assures
Day of Peace and Justice yet to dawn
The humanity is in need of a better time
Any day is God’s Day. Thank You.