SUNSET AND EVENING STAR

                        

Hymn:                  Beyond The Sunset

https://youtu.be/xXzbDtXECyg

There  follows one of my very favorite poems. May you find it as inspiring  as I do, and may the imagery created by these words be a daily blessing for you.

Crossing the Bar

Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,

But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;

For tho’ from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crost the bar.

Sunset and evening star,
And one clear call for me!
And may there be no moaning of the bar,
When I put out to sea,
But such a tide as moving seems asleep,
Too full for sound and foam,
When that which drew from out the boundless deep
Turns again home.

Twilight and evening bell,
And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewell,
When I embark;
For tho’ from out our bourne of Time and Place
The flood may bear me far,
I hope to see my Pilot face to face
When I have crost the bar.

 

Prayer To Follow This Reading

Teach us, dear Lord, so to draw from the boundless depth of Your mercy , that we may lie in perfect peace at the close of each day knowing, like the setting sun, that throughout this day we have tried our best to fulfill our appointed mission. That for our fellow pilgrims we have lined any dark clouds of their despair with a golden lining of hope , that  will make this day’s sunset especially beautiful.

May the purity of the pale green sky that stretches just beyond the glorious sunburst waiting to make its debut, remind us of the purity of the unfailing love that lightens the way along  every path that  we must travel this day. if somewhere between Sunrise, and Sunset the  one , clear call  sounds for us, may we know that we will  have The Pilot close at hand to lead us beyond the setting sun, to where we need not the light of sun or moon or stars ever more. In the Name of The Pilot we pray. Amen

Editorial Notes

Crossing The Bar: Poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson

Organ Solo:    Beyond The Sunset

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXzbDtXECyg&feature=youtu.ben Solo: Beyond The Sunset

Prayer:  Franklin D. Curtis

Photo: Taken at our Summer Cottage ,in  Michael’s  Harbor,

Newfoundland, August , 2017