From the apple in the garden to the manger and the star, from the rainbow and the promise to the moment where we are, you are our hope, loving God. From the manna in the desert to the breaking of the bread, from the hunger of the ages to our hunger to be fed, you are our hope, loving God. From the prisons of the prophets to the growing light of day, from the death within the darkness to the stone that rolls away, you are our hope, loving God. From the curse of Eve and Adam to the blessing of the Christ, from the spirits of division to your Spirit in our midst, still be our hope, loving God!