Solus Carmen

It’s only in Your care
I find any rest
And when I pound my fists
It’s just against Your chest.
There is no One like You,
Sovereign Most-High,
Long-suffering without end
You committed to die
And still wait for Your recompense;
You still wait for Your reward
Which You believe, unwavering,
Because You know who is Lord.
You know Who You Are.
Let every atom reverberate:
Let them vibrate in exultation
Until all creation is a song that resonates
The frequency of praise,
Ceaseless and deep:
May it be a lullaby
To the God who never sleeps.
Most Beautiful One,
From whom all beauty is grown,
Whose cellular residue
Is the greatest beauty I’ve ever known
Let Your tender kindness grow like vines and roots,
Your compassion spread and rise like leaven,
Until Your kingdom come; Your will be done
On earth as it is in heaven.
Oh Timeless Caretaker
Break up the soil that’s hardened
Shine on us in Your radiance:
Tend to Your wild garden,
Weave through us Your work
As only You can do,
Because all that is, all that can be,
Is entirely dependent on You.

Fix Your love on Your possession
So that we may know
Because You alone are love,
And Your countenance is grace bestowed.