NEW BEGINNING
1. Give us a new beginning where we can start again.
So many things are broken that only you can mend.
Your presence can revive us,
the touch of your embrace.
We walk in deepest darkness,
— show us your loving face.
2. Such beauty in a flower,
such glory in the sky;
and yet our lives unravel
no matter what we try.
Such constant disappointment
when dreams are crushed once more,
when truth is rarely spoken,
and peace turns into war.
3. O come to us, Lord Jesus,
we’re fearful and distressed.
The earth and heaven tremble
and nothing is at rest.
O come and make a new world
where tears are wiped away,
where love is like the bright sun
that rises ev’ry day.
2003 Words © Robin Mann.
Music: Hans Leo Hassler 1564-1612
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This rich tune has been used for many songs. Best known is ‘O sacred head now wounded’. Our congregation (St Stephen’s, Adelaide) was going through a very bad time in 2003. I wrote these words for the first Sunday in Advent, but they seem to resonate at any time. There are always problems, difficulties we can’t overcome. And so we pray ‘Give us a new beginning’. Luther suggests we begin each day asking for forgiveness for wrongs done, & asking for a new start. |
30.9.24
Back from a Break
During September, Dorothy and I travelled
to Norway and the UK.
After long flights
- Adelaide to Melbourne,
Melb to Dubai (14 hrs),
Dubai to Oslo (7 hrs) -
we did Norway in a nutshell
from Oslo to Bergen, then
the Hurtigruten Cruise
up the west coast of Norway
and back again.
Then an 8 day Trafalgar tour
and 4 days in London,
before taking the direct flight
(16 3/4 hrs)
from Heathrow to Perth.
We're a bit tired (!) but we'll still be a part
of the LWA convention and the
General Convention .
See some of you there.