Singing the Living Tradition ‎#33

33. Sovereign and Transforming Grace

1 Sovereign and transforming Grace,
we invoke your quickening power;
reign the spirit of this place,
bless the purpose of this hour.

2 Holy and creative Light,
we invoke your kindling ray;
dawn upon our spirit's night,
as the darkness turns to day.

3 To the anxious soul impart
hope, all other hopes above;
stir the dull and hardened heart
with a longing and a love.

Text Information

• First Line: Sovereign and transforming Grace
• Title: Sovereign and Transforming Grace
• Author: Frederick Henry Hedge, 1805-1890 (rev.)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1993
• Topic: Transcending Mystery and Wonder: Praise and Transcendence; God, Goddess, and Spirit; The Living Tradition; Prayer and Meditation

Tune Information

• Name: MANTON
• Composer: Jane M. Marshall, 1924-
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.
• Key: g minor
• Copyright: © 1992 Unitarian Universalist Association