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Not Only Acts of Evil Will
Author: Brian Wren Hymnal: Worship in Song #289 (1996) Meter: 8.8.8.8.8.8 Hymnal Title: Worship in Song Lyrics: 1 Not only acts of evil will,
But bland routine and good intent,
Can hurt and harass, starve and kill
The outcast and the innocent.
In such a world, and in God's name,
We seek a gospel to proclaim.
2 Our normal, ordinary ways
Of doing business, getting more,
Entrap the poorest in a maze
Of hunger, debt, disease, and war.
In Christ we would make good our claim,
And find a gospel to proclaim.
3 The heart that's given to the Lord
Will pray and work to understand
The ills that sabotage the good
In trade and credit, wealth and land,
And will not turn aside its aim,
A smaller gospel to proclaim.
4 The beauty, bondage, joy and fear
of every billionth being born
are always in God’s eye and ear,
as near as breath, as sharp as thorn,
and we are born again to share
that fierce, impassioned, healing care.
5 And so, in Christ, we drink our fill
of daring, deep, determined love,
and practice to unite the skill
of wily snake and peaceful dove,
as, loving earth in Jesus’ name,
we live the gospel we proclaim. Topics: God's Care; Justice; Living Christ; Sharing Tune Title: VATER UNSER
Not Only Acts of Evil Will
Not Only Acts of Evil Will
Author: Brian Wren Hymnal: Worship in the city #97 (2015) Hymnal Title: Worship in the city Lyrics: 1. Not only acts of evil will,but bland routine and good intentcan hurt and harass, starve and killthe outcast and the innocent.In such a world, and in God’s namewe seek a gospel to proclaim.2. Our normal, ordinary waysof doing business, getting more,entrap the poorest in a mazeof hunger, debt, disease, and war.In Christ we would make good our claimand find a gospel to proclaim.3. The heart that’s born again from Godwill pray and work to understandthe ills that sabotage the goodin trade and credit, wealth and land,and will not turn aside its aim,a smaller gospel to proclaim.4. The beauty, bondage, joy, and fearof every person ever bornare always in God’s eye and ear,as near as breath, as sharp as thorn,and we are born again to sharethat fierce, impassioned, healing care.5. And so, in Christ, we drink our fillof daring, deep, determined love,and practise to unite the skillof wily snake and peaceful dove,as, loving earth in Jesus’ name,we live the gospel to proclaim. Topics: Violence Poverty Languages: English
Not Only Acts of Evil Will
