When the word is babbling 'round us,
deafening us to human need,
when its selfish ways confound us
as we satisfy our greed,
find us and free us, O God.
When we fail to hear you call us,
when we turn and run away
until evil times befall us,
causing us to stop and pray,
find us, forgive us, O God.
Let your holy spirit enter
into hearts on wings of dove.
Let your will be at the center
of our lives afire with love.
Find us, and fill us, O God.
Make us one with Christ in caring
for the outcast and the lost,
that in joyful, selfless sharing
we may never count the cost.
Find us, and form us, O God.
Mary Nelson Keithahn, a retired United Church of Christ ordained pastor and church educator, has been a curriculum writer-editor, journalist, and lyricist for musical dramas and anthems. She still works out of her home in Rapid City, South Dakota, as a free-lance writer. In 2016 she published Elfie: Adventures on the Midwest Frontier, a chapter book for children, and Embracing the Light: Reflectioins on God’s Holy Word, a collection of meditations for individual or small group use. Augsburg Fortress also published Sing the Stories of God’s NEW People, the third in a trilogy of Bible story-based collections of songs for young children, written with her longtime colleague, John D. Horman. The two have written over a hundred hymns togethe… Go to person page >
Display Title: When the World Is Babbling 'Round UsFirst Line: When the world is babbling 'round us,Tune Title: MIDDLETOWNAuthor: Mary Nelson KeithahnMeter: 87,87.7Scripture: Genesis 11:1-9; Acts 2Date: 1998Subject: Babel and Pentecost experiences | ; Prayer | Repentance, petitionSource: "A Prayer for Pentecost" (anthem)
Display Title: When the World Is Babbling Round usFirst Line: When the world is babbling round usTune Title: MIDDLETOWNAuthor: Mary Nelson Keithahn, 1934-Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7.Scripture: Matthew 5:8; Titus 3:4-7Date: 2013Subject: Alienation | ; Attentiveness | ; Care | ; Chaos | ; Compassion | ; Discipleship | ; Forgiveness | ; Freedom | ; God's Love | ; Holy Spirit | ; Jesus Christ's Ministry | ; Renewal | ; Repentance | ; Sharing | ; Sin | ; Transformation |
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