Author: Brian Wren Hymnal: Worship and Song #3098 (2011) Meter: 7.8.11.14 with refrain Topics: Ashes; Awake; Calling; Choking; Desert; Disciples; Dryness; Failure and Fault; Faithless; Greed; Griefs; Guidance; Living Water; Nations; Oppression; Paths; Pride; Repentance; Resurrection and Exaltation; Sadness; Sands; Struggles and Strife; Walking; Washing; Wasteland; Ashes; Awake; Calling; Choking; Christian Year and Observances Lent; Desert; Disciples; Dryness; Failure and Fault; Faithless; Greed; Griefs; Guidance; Living Water; Nations; Oppression; Paths; Pride; Repentance; Resurrection and Exaltation; Sadness; Sands; Struggles and Strife; Walking; Washing; Wasteland First Line: Dust and ashes touch our face Refrain First Line: Take us by the hand and lead us Lyrics: 1 Dust and ashes touch our face,
mark our failure and our falling.
Holy Spirit, come, walk with us tomorrow,
take us as disciples, washed and wakened by your calling.
Refrain:
Take us by the hand and lead us,
lead us through the desert sands,
bring us living water, Holy Spirit, come.
2 Dust and ashes soil our hands -
greed of market, pride of nation.
Holy Spirit, come, walk with us tomorrow,
as we pray and struggle through the meshes of oppression. [Refrain]
3 Dust and ashes choke our tongue
in the wasteland of depression.
Holy Spirit, come, walk with us tomorrow,
through all gloom and grieving to the paths of resurrection. [Refrain] Scripture: Psalm 42:1-3 Languages: English Tune Title: DUST AND ASHES
Dust and Ashes