Frank spent most of the day sitting in the car waiting to go somewhere - but a trip never materialized! He noticed that the choir's music was beside him and he thought that he could do worse than reflect on the words. This is the anthem for the Radio 4 Celebration of Wholeness and Healing service on 31st October.
God of hope and Lord of healing,
we come to you in prayer.
In our living and our dying,
you promise to be there.
For the weak we ask your courage,
and your patience for the strong;
stay with those whose pain is sharpest,
and those enduring long. .... God of hope ...
O provide for all the weary
your precious gift of sleep;
with the glad let us be joyful
and weep with those who weep. .... God of hope ...
By the grace of your forgiveness,
by virtue of your word;
by the sacrament which brings us
the comfort of the Lord. .... God of hope ...
By the life he freely gave us,
and the cross to which he came;
by the glory of his kingdom,
the power of his name. .... God of hope ...
Come to meet your praying people,
be with us as we kneel;
come to help us, God our Saviour,
for you alone can heal. .... God of hope ...
Words: Christopher Idle
Music: Margaret Rizza
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