A hymn for Ascension
1 Doubt and worship, mixed emotions
shimmered through their troubled minds;
gathered near the mountain's summit,
each remembered words and signs.
2 Jesus spoke with calm assurance,
brought to mind all that had past
poignant mem'ries, talk and laughter,
treasured thoughts, yes these would last.
3 All his words held their attention
as they listened to their friend:
they would teach the way of Jesus
to the world's remotest end.
4 Then one final contradiction as
he moved to leave earth's stage:
'I am with you, always ever,
to the limits of this age'.
5 Now we stand and offer worship,
proof that Jesus' words were true:
God is here, will never leave us,
timeless Spirit ever new!
Andrew Pratt (born 1948)
Words © 2011 Stainer and Bell Ltd., London, England copyright@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: CROSS OF JESUS
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Tag: Acts
Within the Areopagus – A hymn inspired by Paul’s meeting at the altar to an unknown God
A hymn inspired by Paul’s meeting at the altar to an unknown God within the Areopagus 1 Within the Areopagus debate was heated, talk was fast, Paul joined this lively interchange: debate goes on, the questions last. 2 It was not easy to believe: the 'god' they worshipped was unknown. They harboured an uncertainty, another 'god' might still be shown? 3 What was the nature of this 'god'? They argued, logic made them strain beyond the confines of the known, beyond the scope of mind or brain. 4 The ground of being, source of hope, this nameless creativity, might be the 'god' for whom they sought, now focused in humanity. 5 It is not easy to believe, but this we trust through faith and grace, the unknown God for which they sought is seen in Jesus life and face. Andrew Pratt (born 1948) © 2011 Stainer and Bell Ltd. Metre: 8 8 8 8 Tune: Melcombe
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