Hymns by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette

Faithful God, You Sent Your Spirit
NETTLETON (8.7.8.7 D) ("Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing")

Faithful God, you sent your Spirit
Long ago at Pentecost.
You gave life and said to share it,
All as one, beneath your cross.
May we see your wondrous blessing
When your people everywhere
Work together, all confessing
Faith that binds us, faith to share.

God of hope, you daily nurture
Those who seek to follow you.
You're not bound by any culture;
You love rich and poor ones, too.
In an ever-changing nation,
May your churches welcome in
Every child of your creation,
Giving hope to all again.

God of love, may we in worship
Welcome our diversity.
May we reach in trust and friendship
To the poor and refugee.
May we see Christ in the stranger,
Breaking bonds of race and fear.
By your Spirit, may we offer
Glimpses of your kingdom here.

Biblical References: Acts 2:1-21; John 17:11-18; Matthew 25:35-40, 28:19; Galatians 3:28
Tune: John Wyeth's Repository of Sacred Music, 1813 ("Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing")
Text: Copyright © 2008 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. All rights reserved.
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