john bradburne 2

wat zie je Jezus !

wat hóór je Jezus !

wat voél je Jezus !

BALLADE OF A NON-THEOLOGIAN

Now God The Father may be called The Thought

The Son expressing Him is called The Word

The Holy Spirit is The Voice you caught

Upon the wind and in the mind re-heard

The Father is The Thought behind the bird

Seen symbolizing softly (preens the dove)

Descending then and blending (unabsurd)

The Voice declares: 'Rejoice, The Three are Love'

'We Three are Love', The Voice, The Word, The Thought

Continue, 'And The Thought and Voice and Word

Are consubstantial, Love, and Love is taught

As well as being caught and clearly heard

We are One Lord and God and unabsurd

As Godhead and The King who sits above

The Seraphim'... to Cherubim, restirred,

The Voice declares: 'Rejoice, The Three are Love'

Begetting Love is God The Father, Thought

Begotten Love is God The Son, The Word

And Love Proceeding freely in support

Is vehicle of Yahweh being heard

Or, if you will prefer Him as a bird

The Holy Spirit, gliding like a dove

Descends and, never-endingly restirred,

The Voice declares: 'Rejoice, The Three are Love'

ENVOY

Prince, since the choices Voice and Thought and Word

Are not baptismal terms, The One above

Renders a Twofold shove towards The Third...

The Voice declares: 'Rejoice, The Three are Love'

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