Ecclesia Nos Sumus

Ecclesia nos sumus

We are the church. Yes

Yep, indeed, without us

The parishioners, there ain’t no church

Just empty seats and a hollow parish

We hire the holy priest and we can fire him too

We hire the pastor and the vicar

However, we can choose not to follow

Any preacher who is an obvious swaggerer

Ecclesia nos sumus

Yes, indeed, without us

The churchgoers, if there is no service

There is also no celebrant and no mass

There’s no holy bread and no money

There’s no blessing and no sympathy

Please love our brothers and sisters

Welcome and religiously take care of us

As God loves us under the sky surfeited with stars.

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