Sometimes, Lord, I feel lost,
wandering in a desert,
in a dry, barren land of lies and bad news,
of defeat at the hands of self-serving greed;
a place where pure beauty
has faded and withered;
a wasteland hungry
and thirsting for life...
That's how I feel
but I still believe, Lord, I trust and I hope
that the desert will once again bloom with joy
and water gush forth in rivers and streams;
that the burning sands will become as pools
and the thirsty ground will bubble as springs!
That's how I feel I but still believe
that your grandeur, O Lord, will be seen by all;
that your glory and splendor will cover the land!
That the sick will be healed, the blind again see,
when the lame will walk and dance and run
while the deaf and the mute will hear, will sing
the joy of the song that flows from your heart...
Then the mighty will fall from their lofty thrones
and their riches shared out to the lowly and poor;
the meek and humble you'll lift to your arms
where mercy and truth shall live as one
and justice and peace shall kiss...
It's a lot, Lord, to dream of, to hope and to pray for
but none of it's more than you've promised
so give us the faith and the grace we need
to share with you in planting the seeds
of integrity, justice and peace;
in nurturing, gently, the life and the beauty
of nature, the work of your hands;
and in bringing to harvest a bounty to feed
the poor and the hungry,
the lost, the forgotten, the homeless...
Rescue us, Lord, from our self-destruction,
from wasting the gifts of creation...
Redeem us, Lord, and restore our souls
to the merciful goodness we find in you...
Restore us, Lord - recreate our lives -
with the the grace that is yours to give...
Renew us, O God, and our faith in you
and deepen our hope in your saving Word...
Protect us, Lord while we're awake
and watch over us while we sleep
that awake, we might keep watch with you
and asleep, rest in your peace...
Amen.
I love the way the melody and lyrics here hope and trust in the bloooming while still in the barren...
From Barren to Blooming
the
ground is dry, the earth is still
the wind of sorrow haunts the hills
but heaven's rain is drawing near
living waters wash my fear
hope is rising, dawn is bright
beauty springs from barren night
break forth the desert, sing for joy
seeds of mercy now deploy
every dry and weary place
will bloom anew in heaven’s grace
the dust will dance, the earth will sing
the wilderness will praise the king
where death once reigned new life will grow
for our God has made it so
hope is rising, dawn is bright
beauty springs from barren night
break forth the desert, sing for joy
seeds of mercy now deploy
every dry and weary place
will bloom anew in heaven’s grace
no more sorrow, no more shame
living rivers call my name
joy is flowing, hearts restore
the thirsty drink and thirst no more
break forth the desert, sing for joy
seeds of mercy now deploy
every dry and weary place
will bloom anew in heaven’s grace
the barren land will dance again
for the Lord is moving again
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