Our Father in heaven
Holy be your name
Fill the profane
With the sacred the numinous
The mysterious
That which the seers and seekers
Have sought for centuries
And find now just within their reach
Just beyond the power of speech
to explain to describe this pearl of great price
That monks and kings alike
have sold everything to obtain
Letting go of the world for the ultimate prize
They gladly gave it all to gain.
Your Kingdom come
Into the dark alleys and the gray slums and the green suburbs
The gleaming cities and centers of power
The concrete streets where the gunshots ring in the dead of night
Flood us all with your clarity
Your brilliant light
Would you set us right
O Father set us right
Your will be done
When hope bleeds out
And dubious trust gives way to doubt
And character slides down into darker greed
And self-absorption drowns out the aching need
Injustice rears its ugly head
And feeds upon the helpless and the innocent
And conscience is numb and remorse is next to dead
O God lift the bowed heads and breathe out hope
Into the parched lungs that need it most
Bring us safely back into the fold
Restore to us the joy of old we used to hold
Restore to us the joy of old we used to hold
Bring every last one safely home
Your will be done
Your will be done
Give us this day
To make the most of
To work to help to love to learn
To lead to meet the need
To give our all to give our utmost
The best hours of every day
The best dreams the highest aspirations
The great expectations
Of a world made brand new
Of a kingdom built and forged by You
The city with foundations
Of redemption reconstruction of every beating heart
Lives given the chance to restart
Be reborn reclaimed renewed
Unfolding ever growing ever learning
To be yours to reach for you
With body mind heart and soul
This our highest goal
This our fondest thought
Capturing our imagination
Overcoming our hesitation
The vision we can almost see
Around every corner
The power the glory
Forever and ever
No matter what we face
Between the now and what is to be
Come what may
Give us this day
Give us this day
--
No comments:
Post a Comment