Henrietta Dubb's Diary
A Christian Hymn for
Days of National Significance
It's not perfect. It needs work. It's presented here to encourage some reflection upon how we celebrate our nation's life in a Christian way.
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The Lord our God created us To serve Him in this place He formed this soil, calls us to toil With joy before His face.. Our many deeds of national pride Brought justice to disgrace So now we turn and seek the path Of justice, truth and grace. That God in Christ, none else beside Will bless us in this place. This Southern land, our ancient land Was peopled long ago. Joint stewardship let us take up Our common wealth to grow. But God first come and bless us all, Our neighbours and our own, Our nation rule in love and grace And make our plight Your own Our nation shower with love and grace, To serve as You have shown. God help us face our poverty Inspired by Jesus' love Our stolen generations heal'd And so Your justice prove. Such haunting failures from our past Release us from our fears Our nation's health and strength renew And wipe away our tears We are so sorry Lord of life Come wipe away all tears. |
We thank our Lord for what He gives To serve His kingdom here. All social life within His sway, With love we need not fear. An open heart that loves abroad And gives until its hurts. We serve because He first served us And took our just deserts. We serve because He first served us And took our just deserts. Oh Jesus Christ renew our lives To serve You on this ground, Bless all in toil, heal salty soil, Our common wealth abound. May justice roll and kindness grow In duty, work and play. May You the world's True Light shine here Turn darkness into day.. O Holy Dove grant us Your peace To walk the humble way.. Ó 12/03/05 |
Henrietta Dubb, Christian citizen of the 21st century.
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March
2005 © Henrietta Dubb's Diary, written and
published by Bruce C Wearne, 29 Lawrence Rd., Point Lonsdale Vic 3225 AUSTRALIA,
61-3-5258-3913. Each entry in the diary may be photocopied or
retransmitted in its entirety but shall not otherwise be reprinted or
transmitted without the author's written permission. This project
encourages positive Christian citizenship, the development of policies
and political attitudes that better express our love for God and our
neighbour. Comments are welcome. Email can be sent to: bcwearne@ozemail.com.au
Web-site http://members.ozemail.com.au/~bcwearne/hdd.htm |