Faith That Lets Us Sing ‎#39

39. How God, Who Calls Us Each by Name

1 How God who calls us each by name
and loves us, friend and foe, the same,
must weep with sorrow at the sight
of soldiers fighting in the night.

2 Our hearts are heavy too with grief,
at violence beyond belief.
We mourn each tragic loss of life,
each wounded victim in the strife.

3 With all our being we deplore
that nations must resort to war,
that good intentions cannot find
another way, a common mind.

4 May God release love’s mighty power
to save us in this dreadful hour
from bitter hatred and ill will,
divisions that divide us still.

5 Let vengeance be of no avail,
and peace with justice soon prevail,
that we may live as God intends,
no longer foes, forever friends.

Text Information

• First Line: How God, who calls us each by name
• Title: How God, Who Calls Us Each by Name
• Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn (2003)
• Meter: LM
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2017
• Scripture:
  Luke 19:41-42
• Topic: Peace
• ONE LICENSE: 244922
• Notes: A hymn sharing God's grief over violence and war.

Tune Information

• Name: GOD WEEPS
• Composer: John D. Horman (2003)
• Meter: LM
• Key: G Major
• Source: Faith That Lets Us Sing
• Copyright: Wayne Leupold Editions, Inc.