Merry Christmas and Blessed Epiphany to you all! The grass may be green outside our chapel, but it’s definitely Christmas inside and in our hearts. We want to share some of our joy with you through the hymn that we sing at Compline every night until the Baptism of the Lord. If you’d like to sing along, the lyrics are below.
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'ere the worlds began to be,
He is Alpha and Omega,
He the Source, the ending He,
of the things that are, that have been,
and that future years shall see,
evermore and evermore.
This is He whom seers in old time
chanted of with one accord,
whom the voices of the prophets
promised in their faithful word;
now He shines, the long-expected;
let creation praise its Lord,
evermore and evermore.
Christ, to thee, with God the Father,
and, O Holy Ghost, to thee,
hymn and chant and high thanksgiving
and unwearied praises be,
honor, glory, and dominion
and eternal victory,
evermore and evermore!
Wherever you are, wherever this Christmas season finds you, please be assured of our prayers for you and your loved ones throughout this season and in the upcoming year.
God bless,
your sisters at Queen of Peace Monastery
P.S. If you haven’t already viewed it, our community’s most recent newsletter went “live” in mid-December and is available in English and French:
