God's home is here

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God's home is here with humankind

Author: Tom Colvin
Tune: ST. ANDREW (Tans'ur)
Published in 1 hymnal

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1 God's home is here with humankind,
for heaven broke out on earth when Yesu,
born a little child,
ennobled human birth.

2 With eyes of faith we see beyond
the cruelty, death and pain.
We see that Christ, once slain by sin,
is here alive again.

3 Alive again and with us all,
Christ leads to victory.
Through Christ we know that God is here,
in darkness, light we see.

4 So do not fear the tyrants' power
nor think that God might fail.
God's home is here this very hour,
and goodness will prevail.

Source: Come, Let Us Walk This Road Together: 43 songs from Africa #29

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Author: Tom Colvin

Tom Colvin (b. 1925; d. 2000) was trained as an engineer and worked in that profession in Burma and Singapore from 1945 to 1948. After studying theology at Trinity College, Glasgow University, he was ordained in the Church of Scotland in 1954. He served as missionary in Nyasaland (now Malawi) from 1954 to 1958, in Ghana from 1958 to 1964, and again in Nyasaland from 1964 to 1974. His work there included preaching, education, and community development. After completing his missionary work, Colvin became a minister in the United Reformed Church of England and served an inner-city church in London. He returned to Africa in 1984 as a development consultant to the Zimbabwe Christian Council. Colvin's writings include Christ's Work in Free… Go to person page >

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