Be Glad Of Heart

Be glad of heart, all you who seek
To lodge where welcome waits;
Our Shepherd owns a rock-walled fold
And wide has flung the gates.

Christ, sent to gather in the flock
To dwell in God's embrace,
Walks by our side toward blessedness
Where love prepares our place.

With anxious care God scans the road
For signs of our approach
And runs to meet us, sinners all,
With blessing, not reproach.

So let us sing as on we go
Until our travels cease
Where God, our shelter at the last,
Enfolds us deep in peace.

~ Genevieve Glenn, OSB

source: Magnificat, Vol. 14, No. 13