Ballad of the Oblates of Notre Dame...for the OND Sisters
Posted on Sunday, 29 June 2014
Ballad
of the Oblates of Notre Dame
(for
the OND Sisters)
By Apolinario Villalobos
Morning has come
and
sunrays bring
hope
and warmth
of
gay birds’ songs
to
the people of Tacurong
as,
here come the Oblates
of
Notre Dame -----
splendid
in blue and gold
with
bright faces
and
steps, big and bold.
With big hearts
and
armed with fervent prayers
they
went all along
until
they reached Tacurong
hemmed
in by Mount Dagoma
Buluan
Lake, and river Kapingkong.
At last, finding a solid ground
the
Oblates prayed
sang praises to
the Lord
as the cross could
now be planted
for the eager
horde.
And now, that cross
has
grown and bloomed
to
have sturdy branches
and
leaves so green
spreading
and reaching out
to
the hearts –
the
hearts that need
its
warmth and grace.
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