WHEN CYMBALS RESOUNDED

When cymbals resounded
And prophecy proved,
Where tongues were declared
And the mountains were moved
When fire descended
From heaven above?
The people of God, they
Forgot how to love

When patience and kindness
Were words on a page
And pious the people
Would read it, yet rage
When eagles were boasting
And gone was the dove?
The pew and the pulpit
Forgot how to love

When faith was a banner
Of red, blue and white
That shouted in daylight
And burned in the night
When shattered the window
With fist and with glove?
The children of promise
Forgot how to love

When men and the angels
Have uttered their last
And mysteries fathomed
Since long ages past,
The king of all sorrow
Whose joy yet prevails
Will stand on this truth that
His love never fails