Now the black sheep’s back inside the fold.
The lost are found,the gate is open wide
We all eat together,timid bold
We weep for joy,our love is not denied
The years of trudging on . through mud and mire
The wounded heart the tears love wiped away
Consolation came, the saints conspired.
The children learnt in stages what to say.
Before we reach the end of earthly life
Before our minds dissolve, before the fire.
Before the husband’s dragged away from wife
Before the eye of God, beyond desire..
The final act of love is reached at last
We know so clearly now that love is just
