SACERDOS, Winona 2016, Farewell!!

THE

EAGLES

OF

WINONA



From the majestic bluffs

Of the Mississippi

Farewell Winona, oh!



Where eagles soar

And never leave

Winona’s men must go.



Their home nests sit

High up in trees

Along the river’s shore,



Every season

Whether calm and blue

Or when cold and gray, she’ll roar.



For God ordained

Winona’s eagles

Their fill of fish from deep,



But Winona’s men,

Out grown their nest,

Towards east, in faith, must leap.



For God ordained

Winona’s men

To multiply fish for His sheep,



In a bigger nest,

To the Fisherman’s Breast,

Soaring high for souls to keep,



Where eagles soar

And never leave

Winona’s men must go,



The river, the bluff,

Harsh winters made tough,



These men of Christ, to grow!!