Hymns Modern & Ancient 159: Most ancient of all mysteries (Tune: "St. Flavian" from Psalms - 1562)
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Most ancient
of all mysteries before thy safe we kneel, for you are locked away from sight despite thy presence real. Enclosed behind the aumbry door is consecrated wine, along with wafers that were white, thy body all divine. The light that burns throughout the week reminds us you are there, and so we pause and genuflect, and move about with care. We store you up for urgent need, that rarely comes along, though we're aware you will go off if kept there overlong. We hold the truth as taught to us by clerics old and wise, that once the magic words are said, things change before our eyes. So we continue forward with faith that from our fathers came, ensuring rite and ritual forever stays the same. |