Ugliness abounds
But “Beauty will save the world.”*
Resurrect my hope.

The earth shifts beneath
But “Let nothing disturb you.”
Resurrect my hope.

There is much to fear
But “Let nothing frighten you.”
Resurrect my hope.

“All the world is mad”**
“All things are passing away.”
Resurrect my hope.

“God never changes.”
Oh no, “God never changes.”
“God never changes.”

Everyone hurries
But “Patience obtains all things.”
Resurrect my hope.

I’m drained, But “Who-
ever has God lacks nothing.”
Resurrect my hope.

The world has run dry
But “God alone suffices.”
Resurrect my hope.

“God never changes.”
Oh no, “God never changes.”
“God never changes.”

Ugliness abounds
But “Beauty will save the world.”
Resurrect my hope.

* From Fyodor Dostoevsky’s novel The Idiot. See also Beauty Will Save the World: Rediscovering the Allure & Mystery of Christianity by Brian Zahnd.

**From the song “All the World is Mad” by Thrice on their album Beggars (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eRxEH4JgAo)