Author: Margaret Clarkson, b. 1915 Hymnal: Lift Up Your Hearts #766 (2013) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Lyrics: 1 Lord, we hear your Word with gladness:
you have spoken - we rejoice:
words of love and life and freedom
help us make their truth our choice!
Now in holy celebration
for your Word we worship you;
spoken, written, known in Jesus,
ours today to prove anew.
2 May we hear with understanding,
by your Spirit taught and led.
May the springs of all our being
by your living Word be fed.
May our hearts accept with meekness
all the grace your light makes known.
May obedience mark our footsteps
till we make each word our own.
3 You have spoken; yours the fullness,
ours the wealth of this, your Word.
Debtors, then, as living letters,
we must make your gospel heard!
By your Spirit’s power transform us;
shed your saving light abroad
till our lives by love in action
show our world the truth of God!
Topics: Discipleship; Evangelism; Jesus Christ Word Made Flesh; Responses To Scripture; Elements of Worship Hearing the Word Scripture: Psalm 119:1-8 Languages: English Tune Title: HOLY MANNA
Lord, We Hear Your Word with Gladness