We Hear, Lord, Your Promise
ASH GROVE (6.6.11.6.6.11 D) ("Let All Things Now Living")
We hear, Lord, your promise: "My grace is sufficient!"
Those few simple words brought such comfort to Paul;
And though every thorn in the flesh may be different,
We find in your message good news for us all.
Your strength is made perfect in times of our weakness,
When hardships assail us and pain comes along;
For you dwell within us and we learn your goodness —
And when we are weakest, in you we are strong.
Through all that we suffer, your grace is a blessing;
O Christ, you are with us to carry us through.
What hope you still offer when life is distressing!
You heal and forgive us, so we turn to you.
When pain is so great that we hardly can bear it,
We call on your name and we hear your love's song;
You send us the comfort and peace of your Spirit,
And when we are weakest, in you we are strong.
Biblical Reference: 2 Corinthians 12:5-10
Tune: Traditional Welsh melody; harmony by Gerald Hocken Knight ("Let All Things Now Living")
Text: Copyright © 2007 by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette. All rights reserved.
Copied from Songs of Grace: New Hymns for God and Neighbor by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette (Upper Room Books, 2009).
Email: bcgillette@comcast.net
New Hymns: www.carolynshymns.com/
Hymn Use Permission:
Songs of Grace: New Hymns for God and Neighbor
by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette (Upper Room Books, 2009)
includes a permission note for those who own this book to use this hymn
(along with the 76 other new hymns in the book) in their local church's
worship services. People who do not own Songs of Grace are asked
to contact Carolyn (bcgillette@comcast.net)
for permission to use the hymn and to get a copy of the hymn formatted
for worship bulletin use.
