Above our Earth so high br The Hubble telescope now hangs br Beyond our vault-like sky: br An all embracing eye; br Now showing us the universe br In all her glory. br Those swirling galaxies give way to seemingly endless br Tracts of quasars, dust and gas. br Through Hubble we look back through time, br At remnants of the Big Bang: br The Birth, they tell us, of Creation, br That might be repeated, br Over and over again. br br Yet, before this satellite was launched, br Or telescopes invented, br Just what did humans know? br What did the Aztecs know of England, br Or fourteenth century English folk know of America? br As technological advances have br Been swift, so our state of ignorance br Has been revealed for all to see. br For no-one knows The Purpose of Life. br br Why? br Oh Why! br Do We Live br To Die br Why? br br For we will Die br Not Knowing Why. br br Ask Christ they say, br He’ll show The Way. br Ask God and He will too. br Ask Allah, Buddha, br Anyone you like; br And Me, I’ll tell you just to Hope, br For Love will see us through.