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[chorus]
Give thanks to God, our Creator.
Give thanks to Jesus, our Savior.
Give thanks to Spirit among us.
The living praise you in chorus.
[cantor – chorus]
O, Master Maker, Primal Force
Our destination and our source – we praise you
Prince of our empowerment
Guide for all good government – we praise you
You evolved this vast creation
Mix of sorrow and elation – we praise you
Men and women turning soil
days of happiness and toil – we praise you
Separate the dark from light
Show us breadth and depth and height – we praise you
Break the walls that block our seeing
beauty in each other's being – we praise you
interlude
Cure our blindness, give fresh sight
Help us move beyond what's trite – reveal
We seek entrance to a space
without a trace of commonplace – reveal
You have told us what to be
stewards of democracy – that's right
With a clarity of purpose
we rise high above the surface – that's right
Moving through a narrow portal
Seeking signs of life immortal – dear God
Suddenly, we break the shoals
Frail vessels turn and roll – dear God
Thunderous, convoluted waves
Saints and sinners in fresh graves – my Lord
Freezing, melting, lifting rock
Whipping, wailing winds that talk – my Lord
Tangled woods and weary ways
Scaling pits of slippery clay – guide us
Searching for Omnipotence
Reason cannot clear the fence – guide us
From the well of prophecy – your Word
flows new form of energy – your Word
linking temporality – your Word
with the grand periphery – your Word
Christ is standing by the gate
Shepherd who will guide our fate – heal us
Nourished by transfigured wheat
Aided by The Paraclete – heal us
Breaking through an azure dome
fertile ponds and fields of loam – enter
Crimson blossoms, joyful Spirit
A silent stream: Can you hear it? – enter
Let Him in! He is near!
Knowing Him now crushes fear – amen
New life for each son and daughter
Baptized in God's living water – amen
[chorus]
Give thanks to God, our Creator.
Give thanks to Jesus, our Savior.
Give thanks to Spirit among us.
The living praise you in chorus.
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