Come, Gather In

Several people standing with their arms around each other, photo taken from behind, so that the composition is a tangle of backs and arms.

In the houses of the holy, the world pauses.
In the hearts of the holy, Love abides.
In the havens of the holy, Hope comforts.
In the hearths of the holy, Spirit refreshes.

Come then, one and all, gather in.
Come then, one and all, gather here.

Bring here all of your heart,
Bring here all of your body,
Bring here all of your soul.
Come then, bring the broken,
The vulnerable,
The ragged,
The outcast,
The Other,
Come then, gather in, come.

Come then, one and all, gather in.
Come then, gather in.