Author: Brian Wren Hymnal: Voices Together #655 (2020) Meter: 7.3 Refrain First Line: I am the resurrection Lyrics: To be read by one voice:
When grief is raw,
and music goes unheard,
and thought is numb,
we have no polished phrases to recite.
In Christ we come
to hear the old familiar words:
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God, give us time
for gratitude and tears,
and make us free
to grieve, remember, honor, and delight.
Let love be strong
to bear regrets and banish fears:
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The height and breadth
of all that love prepares
soar out of time,
beyond our speculation and our sight.
The cross remains
to ground the promise that it bears:
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All shall be judged,
the greatest and the least,
and all be loved,
till every hurt is healed, all wrong set right.
In bread and wine
we taste the great homecoming feast,
and in the midst of death we are in life.
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“I am the resurrection. I am life.” Topics: Comfort; Funeral / Memorial Service; Grief; Healing; Hope; Judgment; Praying For Healing; Suffering Scripture: John 11:1-45 Tune Title: KAB
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