Advent - Expectant

O come, O come, thou swallow small,

   responding to your infants' call,

   fly far and wide across the earth

  and end with hope our winter's dearth.

        Rejoice! Rejoice! A tiny bird

       shall show a truth that seems absurd.

        - Jim Cotter from Expectant - Verses for Advent, Cairns Publications

Advent Calendar

"Expectant - Verses for Advent" by Jim Cotter

From Jim Cotter's beautiful reflections based on the Advent Antiphons, Expectant: Verses for Advent, Cairns Publications.

          "O come, O come, thou wisdom strange

            from deep within God's womb to range
            the earth at midnight's hour of fears
            to make us wise beyond our years.
                   Rejoice! Rejoice! Our God shall leap
                   with light that rouses us from sleep."