Hymn: Hidden mysteries amaze us June 16TH Lectionary Mark 4: 26 – 34
Hidden mysteries amaze us,
seed is sown then grows up high,
swelling seas form mighty mountains,
stars adorn the evening sky.
Jesus saw in life a story,
parables of love and grace,
things of God and revelation,
rooted, grounded in each place.
Yet for some the grace stayed hidden,
clouded, shrouded from their eyes,
others read the words more clearly,
God unmasked, not in disguise.
Here in Christ they saw the God-head,
emptied now of all but love;
God now grounded, standing with them,
not in cosmic space above.
© Andrew Pratt 31/5/2012
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Tune: GOTT WILL’S MACHEN
Metre: 8.7.8.7
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