Together in Song ‎#606

606. Son of God, eternal Saviour

1 Son of God, eternal Saviour,
source of life and truth and grace,
Son of Man, whose birth incarnate
hallows all our human race,
Christ our Head, who throned in glory
for your own will ever plead,
fill us with your love and pity,
heal our wrongs, and help our need.

2 As you, Lord, have lived for others
so may we for others live;
freely have your gifts been granted,
freely may your servants give:
yours the gold and yours the silver,
yours the wealth of sea and land,
we but stewards of your bounty
held in trust as from your hand.

3 Come, O Christ, and reign among us
King of love and Prince of peace;
hush the storm of strife and passion,
bid its cruel discords cease;
by your patient years of toiling,
by your silent hours of pain,
quench our fevered thirst of pleasure,
shame our selfish greed of gain.

4 Son of God, eternal Saviour,
source of life and truth and grace,
Son of Man, whose birth incarnate
hallows all our human race,
in your love you prayed the Father
that your people should be one:
grant, O Christ, our hope's fruition,
here on earth your will be done.

Text Information

• First Line: Son of God, eternal Saviour
• Author: Somerset Corry Lowry, 1855-1932 (alt.)
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1999
• Scripture:
  1 Peter 4:7-11
  ;
  1 Timothy 6:6-10
  ;
  2 Corinthians 8:9
  ;
  2 Corinthians 9:6-12
  ;
  Ephesians 1:20-23
  ;
  Hebrews 7:20-28
  ;
  John 1:10-14
  ;
  John 17:20-26
  ;
  Luke 6:32-36
  ;
  Philippians 2:5-8
• Topic: Ascension; Ecology; Jesus Christ: Incarnation; Jesus Christ: Priesthood and Intercession; Repentance; Saints Days and Holy Days: St Matthew; Stewardship; Unity of Humanity
• Copyright: Words by permission of Oxford University Press
• Notes: Now Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: POND STREET
• Composer: John Earwaker, 1936-
• Arranger: Heather Moen-Boyd, 1953-
• Meter: 87.87 D
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: © Women in Theology by permission of Stainer & Bell, London; Arrangement © H. Moen-Boyd