ASH WEDNESDAY

 

Ashes are placed on the heads

Of worshipers on Ash Wednesday,

Either by being sprinkled or

More often the traditional way

By being marked as a visible cross

On their foreheads on the day

SHROVE TUESDAY

 

Since before the Christian era

Shrove Tuesday or Pancake Day

Was celebrated far and wide

And was originally a pagan holiday

 

Changing seasons was a struggle

Between Jarilo the God of brightness

Vegetation, fertility and springtime

And the evil spirits of cold and darkness

 

So they had to help the God Jarilo

And victory meant spring had begun

So they cooked and ate pancakes

Hot and round symbolizing the sun

IT’S LENT ONCE AGAIN

 

It’s Lent once again

That time of year

To de-clutter, A time

To tidy and clear

But it’s not the time

To tidy the garden shed

The garage or the loft

Or even under the bed

Lent is the time when

Spring cleaning begins

When we cleanse our souls

And wash away our sins

FAT TUESDAY

 

Pancake Day is known as Fat Tuesday

And is the last day before the Lenten season

It was a feast day and it was the practise of

Them stuffing their faces that is the reason

PANCAKE DAY

 

For the world at large shrove Tuesday

Precedes Ash Wednesday

For my unfortunate family stove Tuesday

Precedes trash Wednesday

THE FATHER IS WITH US EVERY MOMENT

The father is with us every moment 

Of every hour both day and night

Over every continent and island

He keeps us in His wondrous light 

WE GIVE OUR PRAISE WITHOUT CONDITION

 

We give our praise without condition

Given freely to the Lord on high

We sing it to the highest heaven

Our hands held reaching to the sky