Tuesday 6 March 2012

New song

Wrote a hymn today, having been encouraged to get the creative juices flowing. Have not written the tune yet, at the moment it's "Danny Boy". Here it is


In him we live, the Lord of all creation
Who spoke his life into our hearts of stone
Filled with the breath of his dear Holy Spirit
Jesus our source, our saviour and our home
He is the light who scatters all our darkness
Dispelling doubt and vanquishing our fear
He’s our abundance, full to overflowing
In him we live and walk, our way made clear.

In him we move, whose hands restored the broken
Who raised the dead, spread hope throughout the land
Commanded storms to cease with his authority
We’re by his side; we’re walking hand in hand
And by his Spirit we defeat dark powers
The sick are healed, the good news we proclaim
Jesus is Lord! This is our shout of triumph
In him we move, his is the highest name.

In him we are, his nature our inheritance
Our strivings quelled, our anxious voices stilled
The God of peace moving in our identity
Creating calm, with Sabbath rest we’re filled
And on that day when we shall stand before him
Perfect and whole, complete, secure and free
The shadows gone, the earthly grave behind us
In him to live and move and ever be.

1 comment:

  1. Like it, Barney, and I think 'Danny boy' would work well as a tune because it lifts on the lines 'He’s our abundance', 'Jesus is Lord!' and 'The shadows gone', all of which are 'lifty' lines...

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