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Out of Deep, Unordered Water

Author: Fred Kaan Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Out of deep, unordered water God created light and land, World of bird and beast and,later, In God's image, woman, man. There is water in the river Bringing life to tree and plant. Let creation praise its giver: There is water in the font. 2 Water on the human forehead, Birthmark of the love of God Is the sign of death and rising; Through the seas there runs a road. There is water in the river Bringing life to tree and plant. Let creation praise its giver: There is water in the font. 3 Standing round the font reminds us Of the Hebrews' climb ashore. Life is hallowed by the knowledge: God has been this way before. There is water in the river Bringing life to tree and plant. Let creation praise its giver: There is water in the font. Scripture: Exodus 14:22 Used With Tune: RUSTINGTON

Hidden Christ, Alive Forever

Author: Brian Wren, 1936- Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 4 hymnals Lyrics: 1 Hidden Christ, alive for ever, Savior, Servant, Friend, and Lord, year by year, unseen, you offer life undying, love outpoured. Day by day, you walk among us, known and honored, yet concealed, freeing, chiding, leading, guiding, till your glory is revealed. 2 Endless orbits by our planet spinning round its speeding star cannot trace creation's secret: why we live and whose we are. Jesus, you alone uncover nature's rhythm, reason, rhyme, so your birthday is our center: hinge of history and time. 3 Still your life and way of living, God-revealing, Spirit-blown, teaching, healing, sins forgiving, measure and inspire our own, loving earth's despised, rejected, till with them you hang in pain, broken, buried, resurrected, life laid down, our life to gain. 4 Who can tell, through earthly eons, all your loving pow'r has done, changing hearts and shaping nations, seeking all, rejecting none? Speeches fail, but songs soar higher, tracing how, in every place, twice ten hundred years have numbered countless works of boundless grace! 5 Christ our hope, alive among us, take our love, our work, our prayer. We will trust and tell your purpose, braving evil and despair, in your name befriending, mending, making peace and setting free, showing, giving, and acclaiming signs of joy and jubilee. Topics: Christmas; Commitment; Easter; Grâce; Holy Spirit; Jesus Christ; Jesus Christ Light of the World; Jesus Christ's Death; Jesus Christ's Ministry Scripture: Romans 16:25-27 Used With Tune: RUSTINGTON