A CENTURY IN GLORY
HYMN FOR THE CENTENARY OF SAINT LEO SCHOOL
ANGEL’S STORY 7.6.7.6 D
Edward Moran, 2005 A. H. Mann, 1881
Come, brothers, now, come, sisters
To sing God’s mighty deeds
Though years dissolve to whispers
And decades slip like beads.
A century in glory
Is but a fading skirr
As pipers pipe the story
Of schooldays as they were.
For years our parents labored
In ashly mine and mill,
With faith their steadfast neighbor
And hope upon the hill;
For love they wove a garment
In seamless weft of soul
And dreamt of snowy raiment
Through dusky seams of coal.
Now take their glowing embers
To cleanse each lip and tongue,
Till every heart remembers
The songs that once were sung:
Old songs from strife and steerage,
From famine’s fearsome days,
Fierce canticles of courage,
Sweet psalmodies of praise.
Transfigured, here we gather
As heaven’s own bright host,
In praise of God our Father,
And Son and Holy Ghost.
Blest be this godly Trio
With Mary at our side,
Invoking good Saint Leo,
Strong lion of our pride.
Text copyright 2005 by Edward Moran.
Used by permission.