The Flight to Egypt

Lyrics

The angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream and said, “

"Rise, take the child and his mother, flee to Egypt, and stay there until I tell you.
Herod is searching for the child in order to destroy him.”"

Joseph rose and took the child and his mother by night and departed for Egypt.

Information

From Matthew 2:13-14

Music: Manoling Francisco, SJ
Arrangement: Palan Reyes

Madeleine L'Engle
The Risk of Birth: An Advent Poem

This is no time for a child to be born,
With the earth betrayed by war & hate
And a comet slashing the sky to warn
That time runs out & the sun burns late.

That was no time for a child to be born,
In a land in the crushing grip of Rome;
Honour & truth were trampled by scorn-
Yet here did the Saviour make his home.

When is the time for love to be born?
The inn is full on the planet earth,
And by a comet the sky is torn-
Yet Love still takes the risk of birth.