This Week's Zoom Hymns

 

God, whose almighty word

CH4 112   Moscow

Music: mel. Felice de Giardini, harm. David Evans, harm. ad. Compilers CH4
Words: John Marriott & Thomas Raffles

 

112 God whose almighty word.mp3

 1 God, whose almighty word
chaos and darkness heard,
and took their flight;
hear us, we humbly pray,
and, where the gospel-day
sheds not its glorious ray,
let there be light.

2 Saviour, who came to bring,
on your redeeming wing,
healing and sight,
health to the sick in mind,
sight to the inly blind,
now to all humankind
let there be light.

 3 Spirit of truth and love,
life-giving, holy dove,
speed forth your flight;
move o’er the waters’ face,
bearing the lamp of grace,
and in earth’s darkest place
let there be light.

4 Blessèd and holy Three,
glorious Trinity,
Wisdom, Love, Might,
boundless as ocean’s tide
rolling in fullest pride,
through the world far and wide
let there be light.

 

Touch the earth lightly

CH4 243   Tenderness

Music: Colin Alexander Gibson
Words: Shirley Erena Murray

 

Touch the Earth Lightly.mp3

1 Touch the earth lightly,
use the earth gently,
nourish the life of the world in our care:
gift of great wonder,
ours to surrender,
trust for the children tomorrow will bear.

2 We who endanger,
who create hunger,
agents of death for all creatures that live,
we who would foster
clouds of disaster,
God of our planet, forestall and forgive!

3 Let there be greening,
birth from the burning,
water that blesses and air that is sweet,
health in God’s garden,
hope in God’s children,
regeneration that peace will complete.

4 God of all living,
God of all loving,
God of the seedling, the snow, and the sun,
teach us, deflect us,
Christ re-connect us,
using us gently and making us one.

 

 Praise the Spirit

 CH4 588   Julion

Music: David Hurd
Words: Michael Hewlett

 

588 Praise the Spirit in creation.mp3

1 Praise the Spirit in creation,
breath of God, life’s origin:
Spirit, moving on the waters,
forming order deep within,
source of breath for all things breathing,
life in whom all lives begin.

2 Praise the Spirit, close companion
of our inmost thoughts and ways;
who, in showing us God’s wonders,
moves our hearts to love and praise;
and God’s will, to those who listen,
by a still small voice conveys.

3 Praise the Spirit, who enlightened
priests and prophets with the word;
hidden truth behind the wisdoms
which as yet known not their Lord;
by whose love and power in Jesus
God himself is seen and heard.
 

4 Praise the Spirit, sent by Jesus
when ascended to his throne,
who pours out on men and women
power for turning upside down
all the world and very people
as the gospel is made known.

5 Pray we now, Lord, Holy Spirit,
on our lives descend in might;
let your flame burn bright within us,
fire our hearts and clear our sight.
till, consumed with your compassion,
we too set the world alight.

 

Look forward in faith

CH4 237   Cardross

Music: Andrea A. Steele
Words: Andrew J. Scobie

 

Look Forward in Faith.mp3

 

1 Look forward in faith,
all time is in God’s hand.
Walk humbly with him
and trust his future plan.
God has wisely led
his people by his power.
Look forward in hope,
he gives us each new hour.

2 Look forward in faith,
the world is in God’s care.
His purpose of love
he calls on us to share.
In our neighbour’s need
the Lord is present still.
He blesses the meek!
The earth will know God’s will.

3 Look forward in faith,
God gives us life each day.
Go onward with Christ,
his Spirit guides our way.
Now God lets us live
within the sphere of grace,
Trust ever in him,
he rules o’er earth and space!