Author: Fred Pratt Green Hymnal: The United Methodist Hymnal #592 (1989) Meter: 6.5.6.5 D Lyrics: 1 When the church of Jesus shuts its outer door,
lest the roar of traffic drown the voice of prayer,
may our prayers, Lord, make us ten times more aware
that the world we banish is our Christian care.
2 If our hearts are lifted where devotion soars
high above this hungry, suffering world of ours,
lest our hymns should drug us to forget its needs,
forge our Christian worship into Christian deeds.
3 Lest the gifts we offer, money, talents, time,
serve to salve our conscience, to our secret shame,
Lord, reprove, inspire us by the way you give;
teach us, dying Savior, how true Christians live.
Topics: Sanctifiying and Perfecting Grace Social Holiness; The Nature of the Church Called to God's Mission; Confession; Mission and Outreach; Social Concerns Scripture: James 2:14-17 Languages: English Tune Title: KING'S WESTON
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