There is a song I sang at camp based on this week’s Psalm, Psalm 130. I found the lyrics (see below) particularly poignant during this indefinite pandemic period.
Many of us could sing this right now, as we raise our voices together from the depths of woe. Alas, our works are all in vain, or so it seems against this spreading virus. We are going to need a little more mercy and a lot more grace if we are going to get through this intact. May we trust in the Lord as we wait for the dawn to appear, as we wait on the Lord to set us free from all sin and sorrow. Until then, let us pray. Let us create. Let us rest. Let us welcome in a new world, once the clouds have cleared. May we rise to find more than just rainbows but also rivers of justice and rains of grace. May we soak in the love that underpins the universe and weaves through the fabric of our society. May it be so. From the depths of woe I raise to Thee The voice of lamentation; Lord, turn a gracious ear to me And hear my supplication; If Thou iniquities dost mark, Our secret sins and misdeeds dark, O who shall stand before Thee? (2x) To wash away the crimson stain, Grace, grace alone availeth; Our works, alas! Are all in vain; In much the best life faileth; No man can glory in Thy sight, All must alike confess Thy might, And live alone by mercy (2x) Therefore my trust is in the Lord, And not in mine own merit; On Him my soul shall rest, His word Upholds my fainting spirit; His promised mercy is my fort, My comfort and my sweet support; I wait for it with patience (2x) What though I wait the live-long night, And til the dawn appeareth, My heart still trusteth in His might; It doubteth not nor feareth; Do thus, O ye of Israels seed, Ye of the Spirit born indeed; And wait til God appeareth (2x) Though great our sins and sore our woes His grace much more aboundeth; His helping love no limit knows, Our upmost need it soundeth. Our Shepherd good and true is He, Who will at last His Israel free From all their sin and sorrow (2x) Here is the closest rendition of the song I remember that I can find on YouTube. You can also find my own rendition here, if your ears can stand it! Peace, Rev. Evans McGowan
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