Author: Gilbert Keith Chesterton, 1874-1936 Hymnal: Singing the Living Tradition #5 (1993) Meter: 11.10.11.10 Topics: Transcending Mystery and Wonder The Celebration of Life; Integrity; Spirituality and Spiritual Growth; Wisdom and Understanding First Line: It is something to have wept as we have wept Lyrics: 1 It is something to have wept as we have wept,
and something to have done as we have done;
it is something to have watched when all have slept,
and seen the stars which never see the sun.
2 It is something to have smelt the mystic rose,
although it break and leave the thorny rods;
it is something to have hungered once as those
must hunger who have ate the bread of gods:
3 To have known the things that from the weak are furled,
the fearful ancient passions, strange and high;
it is something to be wiser than the world,
and something to be older than the sky.
4 Lo, and blessed are our ears for they have heard:
yea, blessed are our eyes for they have seen:
let the thunder break on human, beast, and bird,
and lightning. It is something to have been. Languages: English Tune Title: KEITH
It Is Something to Have Wept