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How Shall We Find You
Author: Shirley Erena Murray, 1931- Meter: 5.5.5.4 D Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: How shall we find you Lyrics: 1 How shall we find you,
God who is Holy,
captured by gender,
color, and code?
How shall we worship,
God of the Presence,
action and essence,
meaning and mode?
2 How shall we know you,
God who is Wisdom,
argued by scholars,
proofed on a page:
how to imagine,
God of Creation,
worlds beyond thinking,
here on our stage?
3 How shall we trust you,
God in the scriptures,
filtered through lenses,
biased and blurred:
how to revere you,
God of Tradition,
cased in our churches,
Word bound to word?
4 How shall we see you
if not in people
knit to your nature,
focused in sight—
angels and artists,
teachers and healers,
heart-and-soul people,
children of light.
5 How shall we love you
if not as human,
loving us wholly,
fleshed on our frame,
known to our hunger,
known in the meeting
spirit to Spirit,
naming our name. Topics: Contemplation; Discernment; God Mystery of; God's Presence; Seeking; Spirituality Scripture: Psalm 27:7-9 Used With Tune: EVENING HYMN
How Shall We Find You
Mary and Joseph Came to the Temple
Author: Andrew Pratt Meter: 5.5.5.4 D Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: Mary and Joseph Lyrics: 1 Mary and Joseph
came to the temple
brought the boy Jesus,
offered him there.
People were waiting
wanting to greet him;
long had they sought him,
solace for care.
2 Anna had prayed there,
widowed, long waiting,
worshiping God by
day and by night.
Now she is praising,
filled with elation:
here is God's promise,
Christ is her light.
3 Simeon sings now:
God proffers blessing,
brilliantly gilding
dawn of his day.
Light in the darkness,
never extinguished,
Light of all nations,
light up our way. Topics: Christian Year Nativity/Christmas; Christian Year Epiphany; Jesus Christ Birth; Light Scripture: Luke 2:22-39 Used With Tune: EVENING HYMN
Mary and Joseph Came to the Temple
At Evening
Author: Fred Pratt Green, 1903-2000 Meter: 5.5.5.4 D Appears in 15 hymnals First Line: Now it is evening Lyrics: 1 Now it is evening:
Lights of the city
Bid us remember
Christ is our Light.
Many are lonely,
Who will be neighbor?
Where there is caring,
Christ is our Light.
2 Now it is evening:
Little ones sleeping
Bid us remember
Christ is our Peace.
Some are neglected,
Who will be neighbor?
Where there is caring,
Christ is our Peace.
3 Now it is evening:
Food on the table
Bids us remember
Christ is our Life.
Many are hungry,
Who will be neighbor?
Where there is sharing,
Christ is our Life.
4 Now it is evening:
Here in our meeting
May we remember
Christ is our Friend.
Some may be strangers,
Who will be neighbor?
Where there's a welcome,
Christ is our Friend. Topics: Morning and Evening Used With Tune: EVENING HYMN
At Evening
