BOTH THINGS W/M: Bob Bennett Every glory wrought by flesh and blood Will someday be brought low Every tongue shall confess on bended knee Every heart and mind shall know For the whole of the Spoken Universe Unceasing brings For The Holy Son of God is Man And forever is both things Though not confined to dates or feasts We celebrate them just the same To join with those who have gone ahead To give glory to God's name Throughout our days, we pass these signs In the footsteps of paupers and kings For our salvation is finished, but it's never done And forever is both things Oh, we're living in a contradiction Yet our questions are always either/or To this convenient fragment of fiction God answers both/and and more It's easy to love a newborn Child A blessed Baby in a manger But the Man that Infant grew up to be Can sometimes become a stranger Whether Lamb of God at Eastertide Or the Savior that Christmas brings Jesus, the same yesterday, today And forever is both things