When the World Is Babbling 'Round Us

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When the world is babbling 'round us,

Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn (1996)
Tune: MIDDLETOWN (Horman)
Published in 2 hymnals

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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.

Source: Come Away with Me #6

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Author: Mary Nelson Keithahn

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 >

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First Line:	When the world is babbling 'round us,
Title:	When the World Is Babbling 'Round Us
Author:	Mary Nelson Keithahn (1996)
Meter:	8.7.8.7.7
Source:	"A Prayer for Pentecost" (anthem)
Language:	English
Copyright:	© 1997 Abingdon Press (admin. The Copyright Company)