Author: Shirley Erena Murray (b. 1931) Hymnal: Ancient and Modern #355a (2013) Meter: 8.7.8.7 Lyrics: 1 When human voices cannot sing
and human hearts are breaking,
we bring our grief to you, O God,
who knows our inner aching.
2 Set free our spirits from all fear —
the cloud of dark unknowing,
and let the light, the Christ-light show
the pathway of our going.
3 Make real for us your holding love,
the love which is your meaning,
the power to move the stone of death,
the hope of Easter morning.
4 And let the one we love now go
where we, in faith, shall follow,
to travel in the Spirit's peace,
to make an end to sorrow. Topics: Church Year Easter; Death and Bereavement; Funerals and The Departed; Future hope; God Love of; Grief; Sorrow; Sorrow and Lament Scripture: John 11:25-26 Languages: English Tune Title: BARBARA ALLEN
When human voices cannot sing