Tuesday, August 10, 2010

WTC (Matthew 18:21-35)


WTC 





THOUGHTS OF 9-11 ON CHRISTMAS MORNING





WHEN THE STORIES FELL

WHAT STORIES TO TELL

WHAT STORIES TO TELL

UNTOLD



UNSUNG THE SONG

THAT WAS YET TO BE SUNG

UNWOVEN THE LIFE TO BE LED



AND IN THE SILENCE

THAT FOLLOWED THE ROAR

THE ECHO OF NAMES



MY LAI

AUSCHWITZ

BIAFRA

SUDAN



THE STARVING MOTHER

SUCKLING HER CHILD

WITH A TEAT GONE DRY



WHAT CHILD IS THIS

WHO LAID TO REST

AGAINST A TEAT

GONE DRY



WHAT CHILD IS THIS

WHO LAID TO REST

BY GUNFIRE'S RHYTHMIC CHATTER

ALL IS CALM

ALL IS BRIGHT



DON'T COME

DON'T COME

EMMANUEL

THERE IS NO ROOM FOR YOU HERE

HEROD'S MEN WILL SEARCH YOU DOWN

DON'T COME

DON'T COME

EMMANUEL





IN THE BLEAK MID WINTER

DO NOT COME



THE LULLABY

OF NAMES CONTINUES

JIM CROW

BIRMINGHAM

SELMA

MARTIN LUTHER KING



COME ALL YE FAITHFUL COME

PASSING HOMELESS IN THE STREETS

SHUT THE INN

THEY CANNOT COME IN

THEY HAVE NOT HEARD THE ANGELS SING



WE STAND AROUND AN EMPTY CRIB

WONDERING WHERE THE BABY IS

HE IS NOT HERE

HE IS RESTING ON HIS MOTHER'S BREAST

AGAINST A TEAT GONE DRY



HAVE I NOT SUNG THIS SONG BEFORE

BUT NEVER WITH SUCH MIXED EMOTIONS



OH COME LORD JESUS

FOR WITHOUT YOU

THERE IS NO JOY AT ALL



WHERE SHALL I FIND FOOD FOR SO MANY

WHERE SHALL I FIND FOOD FOR MYSELF



HOW SHALL I TURN SPEARS INTO PRUNING HOOKS



BUT CHRIST IS BORN AGAIN

LIKE WHEAT THAT SPRINGETH GREEN



LIKE A ROSE THAT BLOOMS IN WINTER



ON A TENDER BOUGH

I SHALL NAME A NEW NAME



FORGIVENESS











AND I SHALL SING TO THE HUNGRY CHILD

A WORD THAT WILL NOURISH HIM

FOR TODAY

I WILL TRY TO FORGIVE MY ENEMY

AS YOU HAVE FORGIVEN ME



AND WHEN I FALTER

LET ME HEAR

THE WORDS OF THE LULLABY

HUNGER

POVERTY

BIGOTRY



COME LORD JESUS

COME AGAIN

BRING THE WHEAT

AND GENTLE RAIN

COME AGAIN











FRANK A VOLLMER












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