Author: Carl P. Daw, Jr. Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 3 hymnals Topics: Service Music Prayer For Illumination / Scripture Response Lyrics: 1 Beyond the beauty and the awe,
beyond the fear and dread,
we long, O God, to hear your word,
to taste your transformed bread.
2 Our lives feel torn between the world
whose needs are grimly real
and empty talk of peace and joy
with distant, vague appeal.
3 Oh, teach us how to hear your voice
despite the traffic’s din;
to keep the blasts of rancour out
and let your Spirit in.
4 In sound or silence, sight or smell,
may we some token find
that makes your living presence known
to body, soul, and mind.
5 Then help us live as Jesus taught,
as light and salt and yeast,
that others may be brought to share
your promise and your feast.
Scripture: Matthew 5:13-16 Used With Tune: ROFINOT
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