
Author: Margaret Clarkson Hymnal: Catholic Book of Worship III #444 (1994) Lyrics: 1 Lord, we hear your word with gladness:
You have spoken, we rejoice:
Words of love and life and freedom,
Help us make their truth our choice!
Now in holy celebration
For your word we worship you;
Spoken, written, known in Jesus,
Ours today to prove anew.
2 May we hear with understanding,
By your Spirit taught and led;
May the springs of all our being
By your living word be fed;
May our hearts accept with meekness
All the grace your light makes known;
May obedience mark our footsteps
Till we make each word our own!
3 You have spoken: yours the fulness,
Ours the wealth of this your word:
Debtors, then, as living letters
We must make your Gospel heard!
By your Spirit’s pow'r transform us;
Shed your saving light abroad
Till our lives by love in action
Show our world the truth of God! Topics: Light; Petition; Truth; Word of God Languages: English Tune Title: IN BABILONE
Lord, We Hear Your Word with Gladness