Author: Kristian Ostergaard; J. C. Aaberg Hymnal: Chalice Hymnal #604 (1995) Meter: 9.9.10.10 Lyrics: 1 That cause can never be lost nor stayed
which takes the course of what God has made,
and is not trusting in walls and towers
but slowly growing from seeds to flowers.
2 Each noble service that we have wrought
was first conceived as a fruitful thought;
each worthy cause with a future glorious
by quietly growing becomes victorious.
3 Thereby itself like a tree it shows:
that high it reaches, as deep it grows;
and, when the storms are its branches shaking,
it deeper root in the soil is taking.
4 Be then no more by a storm dismayed,
for by it the full grown seeds are laid;
and though the tree by its might it shatters,
what then, if thousands of seeds it scatters!
Topics: Life of Discipleship Stewardship and Service; God's Church Life of Discipleship: Stewardship and Service; Adversity; God: Providence; Service; Stewardship Languages: English Tune Title: OSTERGAARD
That Cause Can Never Be Lost or Stayed