Tag: desert

Hymn: We strain to hear the voice of God



We strain to hear the voice of God,

this God who knows us inside out, 

a whispered voice of gentleness 

that never seeks to force or shout.



Christ's voice was heard in Galilee 

by those who had the ears to hear, 

he challenged hypocrites with truth 

while sinners, sensing love, drew near.



His crazy, crafted way of life, 

gave little hint where it might lead,

and yet the people followed him,

each word of Christ met hidden need;



for he addressed with present sense

a desert way of wilderness, 

or else the intellectual task 

within the city's busyness.



'Come follow me', hear Jesus say, 

to those who answered to his call; 

and in our present time and place 

may we respond and give our all. Amen.



Andrew Pratt Words © 2011 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England copyright@stainer.co.uk . 

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Metre: 8 8 8 8

Tune: GONFALON ROYAL
Second Sunday after Epiphany, 1 Samuel 3: 1-10 (11-20), Psalm 139:1-6, 13-18; John 1:43-51