All the praying, all the pounding inspired by Luke 18: 1-8
1 All the praying, all the pounding,
all the crying at God's door
cannot make God more attentive,
cannot make God love us more.
2 Here through our persistent waiting
we will find a present grace,
grace for patient expectation,
till we meet God face to face.
3 Then our God will meet and greet us,
understand our every need,
change our heartache into gladness,
wake to life faith's dormant seed.
4 See the covenant on offer,
God will write it in our hearts,
from now on we are God's people,
this is when our new life starts.
5 All that's broken will be mended,
all that's fallen be set right,
God will honour every promise,
lead us onward into light.
Andrew Pratt (born 1948)
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Metre: 8 7 8 7
Tune: ALL FOR JESUS
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