Author: Fred Kaan (b . 1929) Hymnal: New Church Praise #77 (1975) Meter: 8.6.8.6 Lyrics: 1 Out of our failure to create
a world of love and care;
out of the depths of human life
we cry to God in prayer.
2 Out of the darkness of our time,
of days for ever gone,
our souls are longing for the light,
like watchmen for the dawn.
3 Out of the depths we cry to him
whose will is strong and just;
all human hole-and-corner ways
are by his light exposed.
4 Hope in the Lord whose timeless Jove
gives laughter where we wept;
the father, who at every point
his word has given and kept. Topics: Confession and Penitence; World and Society Justice and Peace Scripture: Psalm 130 Languages: English Tune Title: OSBORNE
Out of our failure to create