He stood with scarred and open hands - a hymn of resurrection inspired by John 20: 19-31
1 He stood with scarred and open hands,
their bloodied, but now risen, Lord,
incomprehension met his words,
their fear had tightened like a cord.
2 His word of peace rang in their ears,
yet they could hardly understand.
Bemused, unsettled, disbelief
meant that the fear they felt was fanned.
3 Yet here he stood, as flesh and blood,
a word of peace upon his lips,
but as they try to grasp at facts
their sense of meaning slides and slips.
4 He knew their need, for doubt and awe
was clouding each and every mind
but here was fish, he took and ate,
his human life was sealed and signed.
5 The path of pain that he had known
was grounded in necessity,
for perfect love was bound to face
self interest and hypocrisy.
6 And now they understood his words,
'come follow' echoed in their ears.
That self-same grace will call us all
and love will cancel out our fears.
Words: Andrew Pratt (born 1948) © 2012 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.stainer.co.uk.
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Metre: LM Tune: BRESLAU
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