FALLEN GLORY

ALONG THE CHARLES-CAMBRIDGE

The years to come seemed waste of breath,

A waste of breath the years behind

In balance with this life, this death

ON TIME AND AGE - MARVELL

“Like the vain curlings of the watery maze,
Which in smooth streams a sinking weight does raise,
So Man, declining always, disappears
In the weak circles of increasing years;
And his short tumults of themselves compose,
While flowing Time above his head does close.”
― Andrew Marvell

MOURNING - REGRET - RENEWAL

Care-charmer Sleep, son of the sable Night, Brother to Death, in silent darkness born, Relieve my languish and restore the light; With dark forgetting of my care return. And let the day be time enough to mourn The shipwreck of my ill adventured youth: Let waking eyes suffice to wail their scorn Without the torment of the night's untruth.

Samuel Daniel

ISAIAH - A PROPHECY CONTRA TRUMP - A PROMISE OF A NEW JERUSALEM

The spirit of the Lord is upon me
because the Lord has anointed me;
he has sent me to bring good news to the humble,
to bind up the broken-hearted,
to proclaim li8berty to captives
and release to those in prison;
to proclaim a year o9f the LORD'S favour
and a day of vengeance of our God;
to comfort all who mourn,
to give them garlands instead of ashes,
oil of gladness instead of mourners tears,
a garment of splendor for the heave heart.
They shall be called Trees of Righteousness,
planted by the Lord for His glory.
Ancient ruins shall be rebuilt
and sites long desolate restored;
they shall repair the ruined cities
and restore what has long lain desolate.

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For I the Lord love justice
and hate robbery and wrong-doing;
I will grant them a sure reward...

Reading for third Sunday of Advent...