A Centennial Prayer
This time, a century ago;
A plague was creeping thru the land
And yet, in Kabikolan then,
In ways one may not understand,
Devotion to Your Holy Face
Became the key to our salvation.
So, we publicly proclaim
On this centennial celebration---
Refrain:
We venerate the Holy Face
That St. Veronica unfurled!
Deliver us from evil, Lord!
Have mercy! Saviour of the World!
Today, a deadlier plague than then
Has swept and paralyzed our nation---
A wanton disregard for life;
For justice! By intimidation
And institutionalized deceit,
Our people groan in subjugation!
Winds of hate and wild ambition
Blow away reconciliation!
Refrain:
We turn to You, O Prince of Peace
O Cause of genuine liberation!
Sustain our hearts and minds and wills
That we may end our degradation!
That we may once again be free
From fear, from want, from desecration
Of our dignity as Man!
And rise in endless jubilation!
Refrain:
September, 1982
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