light shall come
all around shall sing.
hope,
mercy,
grace
love.
And these melodies shall rise
with our chains
and with our shames
and we will see
hope
rising like the sun from our graves.
listen.
surely you can hear
words that for your heart only
have been sung for all time.
and night now finds a darkness
that is full of awe,
of beauty,
of wonder
and of rest.
no more fear
no more struggle.
listen
can you hear?

listen,