Christian! dost thou see them
On the holy ground,
How the troops of Midian
Prowl and prowl around?
Christian! up and smite them,
Counting gain but loss:
Smite them by the merit
Of the Holy Cross!
Christian! dost thou feel them,
How they work within,
Striving, tempting, luring,
Goading into sin?
Christian! never tremble!
Never be down-cast!
Smite them by the virtue
Of the Lenten Fast!
From Hymns of the Eastern Church, 1866
Lent is a period of fasting and abstinence for christians. Fasting means eating just one main meal during a day; abstinence means refraining from eating meat. All Fridays in Lent are days of abstinence; and Ash Wednesday and Good Friday are days of fasting and abstinence.
No comments:
Post a Comment