Tag: change of mind

Beware of what you think or say – Jesus and a Samaritan woman – a hymn

John 4: 5-42  v.7  A Samaritan woman came to draw water, and Jesus said to her, ‘Give me a drink’.

1           Beware of what you think or say,
              our actions give the lie,
              or offer evidence of faith
              for which we sing, or cry.
               
2           When challenged by a foreigner,
              a woman in her need,
              see Jesus shamed to change and act,
              her challenge sowed a seed.
               
3           Yes, Jesus heard her call for help
              and recognised her prayer,
              her faith was evident to him,
              as was his need to care.                         
               
4           If even Jesus changed his mind,
              when will we grasp the fact
              that scruples that we hold and guard
              mean less than how we act.
               
5           But faith depends on depths of love,
              compassion, care and grace;
              to see in those we disregard
              a sister’s, brother’s face.

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Metre: 8 6 8 6  Tune: ABRIDGE; BELMON

A time to reconsider – a hymn inspired by Matthew 4:12-23

A time to reconsider – inspired by Matthew 4:12-23

1	A time to reconsider, 
	to pause, to reassess;
	when crisis comes with challenge, 
	how can God come to bless?
	And yet a light is shining, 
	we cannot understand 
	that at this time of turning 
	God sharpens what we planned.
	
2	As Jesus felt the tension,
	while John slept in a cell, 
	the challenge was beginning 
	and he would sound the knell.
	Now in our time the echo 
	reverberates with fear, 
	and will we face our challenge
	of bringing justice near?
	
3	To face the grief and sorrow, 
	to live with scorn and hate, 
	to live love undiluted 
	before it is too late?
	A time to reconsider, 
	to pause, to reassess;
	when crisis comes with challenge, 
	how can God come to bless?

Andrew Pratt (born 1948) based on Isaiah 9 vs 1- 4 and Matthew 4 vs 12-23
Words Andrew Pratt © 2010 Stainer & 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.
v.2 l.8 alt by the author 2026
Metre: 7 6 7 6 D
Tune: CRUGER

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