ALL THINGS NEW
1. I saw heaven and earth,
brand new heaven and earth, and I heard a voice say to me:
2. He will wipe away
every tear away,
every pain away - all things new.
No more sighing, crying, dying - God himself is here.
3. And he will make his home,
here with us his home;
God will make his home with us all.
No more sighing, crying, dying - God himself is here.
4. The old has passed away,
sadness passed away,
death has passed away - all things new.
Melody: Robert Schumann (1838)
Words: Neal Nuske, Robin Mann, Geoff Schirmer (1984); based on Revelation 21:1-5
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1984. These words, based on Revelation 21:1-5, were the combined effort of Neal Nuske and Geoff Schirmer, both Lutheran pastors, and myself. When I heard Neal playing the wonderful tune by Robert Schumann ([Von Fremden und Leuten] Of foreign places and people from Scenes of Childhood) I thought it would make a beautiful song. The following day (we were at a National Youth Assembly) Neal suggested Revelation 21 as a theme and I think we immediately wrote the first verse together. The rest came out fairly quickly, and I sang it, with Neal's exquisite accompaniment, at the Assembly concert later in the week. ALL THINGS NEW (Revised – inclusive language) 1. I saw heaven and earth, brand new heaven and earth, and I heard a voice say to me: 2. God will wipe away every tear away, every pain away - all things new. No more sighing, crying, dying - God himself is here. 3. And see, God makes a home, here with us a home; God will make a home with us all. 4. The old has passed away, sadness passed away, death has passed away - all things new. |
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.