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668 | Chalice Hymnal#669 | 670 |
Text: | O Young and Fearless Prophet |
Author: | S. Ralph Harlow |
Tune: | LLANGLOFFAN |
1 O young and fearless Prophet
of ancient Galilee,
your life is still a summons
to serve humanity;
to make our thoughts and actions
less prone to please the crowd,
to stand with humble courage
for truth with hearts uncowed.
2 We marvel at the purpose
that held you to your course
while ever on the hilltop
before you loomed the cross;
your steadfast face set forward
where love and duty shone,
while we betray so quickly
and leave you there alone.
3 O help us stand unswerving
against war's bloody way,
where hate and lust and falsehood
hold back Christ's holy sway;
forbid false love of country
that keeps us from your call,
you lift above the nations
the unity of all.
4 Stir up in us a protest
against our greed for wealth,
while others starve and hunger
and plead for work and health;
where homes with little children
cry out for lack of bread,
who live their years sore burdened
beneath a gloomy dread.
5 O young and fearless Prophet,
we need your presence here,
amid our pride and glory
to see your face appear;
once more to hear your challenge
above our noisy day,
again to lead us forward
along God's holy way.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | O young and fearless Prophet |
Title: | O Young and Fearless Prophet |
Author: | S. Ralph Harlow (1931) |
Meter: | 76.76D |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1995 |
Topic: | God's World: Justice and Righteousness; Discipleship; God: Righteousness(4 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | LLANGLOFFAN |
Meter: | 76.76D |
Key: | g minor |