Alice Ingham’s Daughters
Alice Ingham’s daughters, try to follow what she taught us.
Bringing faith in Jesus; love, joy and peace to all.
Sister’s to all races. Travelling to far off places,
Cherishing Creation; Faithful to our servant call.

From Rochdale’s streets to Wit’s shores, we sing one cheerful song.
With Jesus as our Lord and King, there’s nothing can go wrong.

We work for justice and for peace we try to fill our days.
We serve God’s children and the poor in lots of little ways.

The wisdom of the elders and the talents of the young,
we offer you our prayers and pains our weakness makes us strong.

We do not side with rich or poor, oppressor or oppressed.
We come to each with open hands let Jesus do the rest.

Sometimes our hearts are bleeding for the suffering and the pain.
We kneel in prayer before Our Lord, renew our vows again.

If Alice can and Francis can, then surely we can to.
Ask Jesus to inspire us now to tell us what to do.

By Sister Maureen Maguire fmsj

Alice’s Rainbow

A wide open plan is our lifestyle, as free as a bird is our song.
A welcome to all who are stranger’s acceptance for all who belong.

Powerless and trusting we travel companions to all on the road.
Cripples and children and beggars, help us to lighten our load.

Sometimes our legs grow so weary Calvary’s hill is quite steep.
But there is always a firm hand to help us, a Leo or Francis to meet.

We hold up our cross on the hillside, inspiring with poetry and song.
We try not to stifle the Spirit with our judgements with what’s right or wrong.

All people on earth are our family, our sister, our brother, our friend.
When we open our hearts to each other, our wounds and our hurts will all mend.

We ask for discernment and wisdom for hope and a spirit of joy.
We listen and pray with the Scriptures. These waters of life we employ.

So free from our own little prisons, we move to the future as one.
All dressed in our various colours rainbow reflecting the Sun.

By Sister Maureen Maguire fmsj