Sunday, September 29, 2002 AD Seven Hours to Spare It's 1 a.m. and I've just finished a new song to sing for the offertory tomorrow. It's been a long time since I've written something based on the scriptures that are to be used during the service. Jeremiah 2:1-13 is the sermon text and Revelation 2:1-7 is the additional text. Cheery stuff to be writing songs about!
Since I need to run through it a couple more times to make sure I know it, I might as well do that with a mike. So click here to listen (quality very fuzzy because I needed to keep the file size down...and it's still almost 10MB! managed to get it down to 463KB!) and follow the words below.
O heavens, stand amazed at what’s been done At a people who trade glory for gods of wood and stone At a bride who leaves her lover, a bride who leaves her lover A bride who leaves the lover she once loved alone
Repent and do the things you did at first Forsake your broken cisterns that can never quench your thirst Return to your first love, return to your first love Return to your first love who loved you first.
Oh, how could you betray the Lord You followed through the wilderness, Who led you out of slavery, Who pitied you in your distress? To God alone is worship due, But you have worshipped worthlessness And yet He calls you to return That He might heal and He might bless.
Repent and do the things you did at first Forsake your broken cisterns that can never quench your thirst Return to your first love, return to your first love Return to your first love who loved you first.
O Heavens, stand amazed at what’s been done! At the God who leaves His glory to redeem His chosen ones! Who arrays His bride in beauty, who arrays His bride in beauty Who arrays His bride in beauty and makes paradise her home!
Comments and constructive criticism are very welcome. Now I'd better get to bed so maybe I have a voice in the morning to sing this! Posted by Valerie (Kyriosity) at 9/29/2002 01:33:00 AM
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