God disarm us from the language
God disarm us from the language
that will harm, or dispossess,
that disparages our neighbour
words that hurt, or bring distress.
God bring love instead of hatred,
tear down barriers we have built,
bring your grace among all nations,
takeaway our fear and guilt.
Take us, use us, in this purpose,
so our actions emulate,
all that brings us peaceful living,
not just tools of chance or fate.
Build between us bonds of friendship,
bridges in the place of lies,
till we’re bound with one another:
held by love that none denies.
Andrew E. Pratt (born 1948)
© 2026 Stainer and Bell Ltd., London, England, http://www.stainer.co.uk. Please include any reproduction for local church use on your CCL Licence returns. All wider and any commercial use requires prior application to Stainer & Bell Ltd
Metre: 8.7.8.7
Tune: SHIPSTON
Category: worship
God surprises us by kindness – a hymn of caring
1 God surprises us by kindness,
by another’s healing touch,
words that speak with understanding,
soothe where once we hurt so much.
2 We can never lose the tether
tying us to Godly grace,
yet through human hands we’re lifted,
as we’re meeting face to face.
3 Simple acts of loving kindness,
bring us back to life again,
ease the burden of each moment,
share our sorrow, ease our pain.
Andrew E Pratt (born 1948)
© 2016 Stainer and Bell Ltd., London, England, www.stainer.co.uk. Please include any reproduction for local church use on your CCL Licence returns. All wider and any commercial use requires prior application to Stainer & Bell Ltd.
Metre: 8 7 8 7
Tune: ST OSWALD
As published in http://www.theworshipcloud.com
Created by HymnQuest.com – HymnQuest links this text with Matthew 4:4
God surprises us by kindness – a hymn of caring with assurance and, perhaps, challenge
1 God surprises us by kindness,
by another’s healing touch,
words that speak with understanding,
soothe where once we hurt so much.
2 We can never lose the tether
tying us to Godly grace,
yet through human hands we’re lifted,
as we’re meeting face to face.
3 Simple acts of loving kindness,
bring us back to life again,
ease the burden of each moment,
share our sorrow, ease our pain.
Andrew E Pratt (born 1948)
© 2016 Stainer and Bell Ltd., London, England, www.stainer.co.uk. Please include any reproduction for local church use on your CCL Licence returns. All wider and any commercial use requires prior application to Stainer & Bell Ltd.
Metre: 8 7 8 7
Tune: ST OSWALD
As published in http://www.theworshipcloud.com
Created by HymnQuest.com – HymnQuest links this text with Matthew 4:4
Another mountain on the road – a hymn for Transfiguration Sunday
Another mountain on the road – a hymn for Transfiguration Sunday
1 Another mountain on the road
that led them to Jerusalem,
a rising path, a stony way,
the climb towards a brighter day.
2 They broke through mist, looked down on clouds,
the earth below now veiled to sight.
Above, the summit, time to rest,
a place of blessing for the blessed.
3 And as they waited Christ had gone,
a cloud of light was all they saw.
Then as the mist had cleared away,
he stood and shone as bright as day.
4 Confused and dazzled, stunned they stood,
his closest friends looked on in awe.
But soon they’d see his utter loss,
beneath the shadow of a cross.
5 The heights of heaven, depths of hell,
still mirror all we know on earth:
this brief oasis soon had passed,
and only grace and love would last.
Andrew Pratt (born 1948) © 2012 Stainer and Bell Ltd., London, England, www.stainer.co.uk. Please include any reproduction for local church use on your CCL Licence returns. All wider and any commercial use requires prior application to Stainer & Bell Ltd
Metre: 8 8 8 8 Tune: WINCHESTER NEW
Created by HymnQuest.com
Photo © Andrew Pratt 2026
God, we lose our moral compass…
1 God, we lose our moral compass,
stagger blindly, miss the mark,
wander deep in self-deception,
finding life is cold and stark;
in our darkness, in our hunger,
in the shadows bring your spark.
2 Fire us with the recollection
of the love that we have spurned,
startle us with gracious kindness
that we never sought or earned,
bring us back into your presence,
to the love from which we turned.
3 We will worship, seek your blessing:
humbled, chastened, we will dare,
seek forgiveness prophets promised;
give us peace in our despair.
God, O God, amazed, forgiven,
hesitant we breathe our prayer.
Andrew E Pratt (born 1948)
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Metre: 8 7 8 7 8 7
MANHEIM
As published in The Seed – http://www.seedresources.com <http://www.seedresources.com>
Created by HymnQuest.com – HymnQuest ID: 48102
The tangent, the touching, where God warms each heart – Inspired by Matthew 5: 13-20 – [note the unusual rhyme-scheme]
The tangent, the touching, where God warms each heart -
Inspired by Matthew 5: 13-20
The tangent, the touching, where God warms each heart
provides re-creation, we make a new start
for here love is grounded and grace can be found;
for here God speaks quietly and whispers resound.
The cusp of the matter, yes, where God is found,
where questions are answered and sense is profound;
is here at the centre of children at play,
in work and in worship, or where people pray.
The spirit is dancing, philosophers play,
as hypocrites hide from the cold light of day,
a light that exposes each choice and each grudge
to God who through kindness, with mercy, will judge.
So answer each neighbour extinguish each grudge,
take Christ as your model and try not to smudge
the image of God that is found in your heart;
yes, join us in concert and each play your part.
Andrew E. Pratt (born 1948)
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Metre: 11 11 11 11
Tune: SAINT DEINIO
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