When from the darkness

By Brendan McLaughlin

When from the darkness comes no light, when from the weeping comes no laughter; when in the day we hope for night nor any comfort coming after:

Grant us your peace.

When in our confidence our fears Clutch at the heart and make us tremble; When in our joy we weep cold tears, And in our frankness we disassemble:

Grant us your light.

When in our love there is no care, And in our yearning we are dullness; When what we know we cannot dare, And we are nothing that is fullness:

Grant us your truth.

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