Today’s author is Prince of Peace member, Carol Swanson.

Today I simply share the words of a hymn/poem by Brian Wren.

This is a story full of love,

   a song to set us free,

of God, the Wisdom and the Word,

   the keystone and the key.

For Wisdom guides the flow of life

   and governs, hour by hour,

the forces of the universe,

   the fragrance of a flower.

And faith, awakened, hears the Word

   that Abraham must move

and slaves of Pharaoh take the road

   to freedom, law and love.

The Wisdom and the Word are one

   when flesh and bone and breath

reveal the human face of God,

   the child of Nazareth.

Disfigured on a Roman cross,

   extinguished and absurd,

by faith we praise the power of God,

   the Wisdom and the Word.

Arising over earthly powers

   our Saviour has begun

to catch them in a web of love

   and weave them into one.

Praise God, the Wisdom and the Word,

   till all the world can see

that Jesus is the first and last,

   the keystone and the key.

1986 Hope Publishing Company

#8 (p 10) in Piece Together Praise: A Theological Journey, by Brian Wren