For the hungry and the thirsty,
for the for the poor and for the meek,
for the blind man crying, “Mercy!”
saying, “Lord, I want to see,”
when the skies rain down a savior,
when he gathers east and west,
may there be a great high table
where the least have all the best.
For the robber robed in splendor,
for the beggar at the gate,
for the last man in the vineyard,
for the bridesmaids coming late,
when the bread of heaven's broken,
when the saints go marching in,
may there be a door left open
as the wedding feast begins.
For the desperate and down-hearted,
for the captive and the bound,
for the ones who dwell in darkness,
all those waiting to be found,
when the shepherd comes to free them,
when the nights gives way to dawn,
in the loving arms of Jesus,
may we find the light goes on.
Late Roman marble copy of the Kriophoros of Kalamis (Museo Barracco, Rome) By No machine-readable author provided. Tetraktys assumed (based on copyright claims). – No machine-readable source provided. Own work assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9811227
Kate Bluett 