A Prayer

Simeon: And because of His visitation, we may no

longer desire God as if He were lacking: our

redemption is no longer a question of pursuit

but of surrender to Him who is always and

everywhere present. Therefore at every moment

we pray that, following Him, we may depart from

our anxiety into His peace.

Chorus: Its errors forgiven, may our Vision come home.

~W. H. Auden (Excerpt from “For the Time Being: A Christmas Oratorio”)