"Canticle of the Turning" ELW 723 by Rory Cooney1. My soul cries out with a joyful shout
that the God of my heart is great,
And my spirit sings of the wondrous things
that you bring to the ones who wait.
You fixed your sight on your servant's plight,
and my weakness you did not spurn,
So from east to west shall my name be blest.
Could the world be about to turn?
Refrain:
My heart shall sing of the day you bring.
Let the fires of your justice burn.
Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near,
and the world is about to turn!
2. Though I am small, my God, my all,
you work great things in me,
And your mercy will last from the depths of the past
to the end of the age to be.
Your very name puts the proud to shame,
and to those who would for you yearn,
You will show your might, put the strong to flight,
for the world is about to turn.Refrain:
My heart shall sing of the day you bring.
Let the fires of your justice burn.
Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near,
and the world is about to turn!
3. From the halls of power to the fortress tower,
not a stone will be left on stone.
Let the king beware for your justice tears
ev'ry tyrant from his throne.
The hungry poor shall weep no more,
for the food they can never earn;
There are tables spread, ev'ry mouth be fed,
for the world is about to turn.Refrain:
My heart shall sing of the day you bring.
Let the fires of your justice burn.
Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near,
and the world is about to turn!
4. Though the nations rage from age to age,
we remember who holds us fast:
God's mercy must deliver us
from the conqueror's crushing grasp.
This saving word that our forebears heard
is the promise which holds us bound,
'Til the spear and rod can be crushed by God,
who is turning the world around.
Refrain:
My heart shall sing of the day you bring.
Let the fires of your justice burn.
Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near,
and the world is about to turn!
The text for today's hymn cannot be published due to copyright limitations. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Could the world be about to turn? Surely that is our hope and our plea. As we see news headlines of ISIS attacks, killer heatwaves and predictions of devastating global warming, we wonder how much more we can take. As we see headlines about conflicts between police and racial minorities we wonder where God is in all this. As we see headlines describing increasing economic disparity and government impasses we cry out for God to help us.
This hymn confidently hopes that the world is about to turn and that God wants to work great things through us. God will bring about justice and peace. God will wipe away all tears and bring us to new life. And God will use us to share God's love, grace and mercy. God is turning the world through each person who says yes to God and trusts the Holy Spirit to guide them along the way.
Lord, when words fail us, hear the prayers of our hearts. Call to us and guide us as you bring about justice, equality and peace throughout this world. Amen.
Jennifer Beil
St. Timothy Lutheran Church,
Portland, Ore.
Master of Divinity , 2008
My heart shall sing of the day you bring.
Let the fires of your justice burn.
Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near,
and the world is about to turn!
The text for today's hymn cannot be published due to copyright limitations. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Could the world be about to turn? Surely that is our hope and our plea. As we see news headlines of ISIS attacks, killer heatwaves and predictions of devastating global warming, we wonder how much more we can take. As we see headlines about conflicts between police and racial minorities we wonder where God is in all this. As we see headlines describing increasing economic disparity and government impasses we cry out for God to help us.
This hymn confidently hopes that the world is about to turn and that God wants to work great things through us. God will bring about justice and peace. God will wipe away all tears and bring us to new life. And God will use us to share God's love, grace and mercy. God is turning the world through each person who says yes to God and trusts the Holy Spirit to guide them along the way.
Lord, when words fail us, hear the prayers of our hearts. Call to us and guide us as you bring about justice, equality and peace throughout this world. Amen.
Jennifer Beil
St. Timothy Lutheran Church,
Portland, Ore.
Master of Divinity , 2008
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