Lyrics Jensen: Altar (Preceeded by a short speech) - Kathleen Ferrier, Phyllis Spurr

Jensen: Altar (Preceeded by a short speech)

Here is a sacred altar for all those who wish to pray
Many have come before it and knelt in their quiet way
We too come forward, our heart is full
We turn where the others turn
We can only wish for people who pray: Oh God, exist for them!
They must not believe in you vainly
Grant that their hopes prove right
Grant they will meet with the loved ones they lost
In death, the deepest night
Grant it exists, the peace that
They hope in the end to attain
May it embrace them every one
Who prayed for it time and again
Yes, there must be an open door
For all those who want to turn home!
The heart is full of prayer to-night for every human’s faith!