Tag: river of God

1           O River Mother, spirit of creation,
              flowing so freely since the dawn of time,
              source of all life and onward propagation,
              summer’s bright warmth and winter’s frozen rime.

2           Once from a riven altar, out through history,
              your source of life flowed on to all the earth;
              then cosmic letters formed the timeless story,
              charged with your passion, grace and love and worth.

3           Now at the point in time of our existence,
              through faith and science we discern our place.
              We understand your gentle, calm persistence
              folding around us with your love and grace.

4           O River Mother, flowing to the future,
              on past the present that we see and feel,
              take us, flow with us, kindly love and nurture,
              virtues that make your presence strong and real.

Andrew E. Pratt (born 1948)
Words © 2006  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.
Metre: 11 10 11 10 Tune: O PERFECT LOVE
Genesis 1:26-28; 2:22-23; Revelation 21; 1-5