In the evening of my life came Christ the lion

you, my God,

like a blessed flash of lightning,

evade my gaze,

as if blushing, blushing, blushing

for love of me

you my sublimity,

my epiphany,

you shine now, disappear then,

like a fleeting sparkle of the sun 

poured into my blinded eyes,

you the life with which I live,

you the love with which I love,

you the joy with which I rejoice,

you, the love I have searched for 

all my life, though I knew you not,

Jesus -

and thus in the evening of my life

came Christ the lion, 

searching for me who ran from Him,

roaring, roaring, roaring,

in rage at my enemies.

find me, Christ, and let me find you,

for you will not abandon me

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The phrase 'Christ the lion' is inspired by the poem of T.S. Eliot which says, In the juvescence of my youth came Christ the tiger.