Author: Carl P. Daw Jr. Meter: 8.6.8.6 D Appears in 4 hymnals Scripture: Psalm 139 First Line: O God, who gives us life and breath Lyrics: 1 O God, who gives us life and breath,
who shapes us in the womb,
who guards our lives from birth to death,
then leads us from the tomb:
deliver us from fears that kill
the life we have from you.
Help us to know your Spirit still
is making all things new.
2 O God, who calls your people out
to venture and to dare,
to plumb the bleak abyss of doubt
and find you even there:
when we despair in wandering
through wastes of empty lies,
refresh us with the living spring
of hope that never dies.
3 O God of covenant and law,
revealed in cloud and flame,
your mighty deeds evoke our awe;
we dare not speak your name.
Yet we by faith are drawn to you
and will your people prove,
as on our hearts you write anew
the covenant of love.
Topics: Faith; Faithfulness; God's Covenant with Israel; Hope; Providence; Renewal Used With Tune: NOEL
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