Original lyrics set to the tune of Lead On, O King Eternal.
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Lyrics:
Lead on, O God of justice. Your vision calls us forth:
to life where all are cherished, and know their sacred worth,
where all have what they need to be who they can be,
and all know their belonging and live in peace and free.
Lead on, O God of justice, as Jesus shows the way,
and gives to us your Spirit, and guides us day by day.
Your courage and compassion, your love flow through our veins
for those we cast aside, who bear oppression’s chains.
Lead on, O God of justice. Your fiery pillar burn
in us to heal the world, to make injustice turn.
To change our evil systems your Spirit sets us free.
Though long the road and tiring, you bear us faithfully.
Results for "Do Justice"
Justice cry
The cry for justiceis not desperate,not fragile.It comes from the center of the earth,like gravity, the hunger of all lifefor each other,for belonging,for the alchemyof becoming wholeby becoming one.Our Great Men are mostly deaf to it.The smaller you arethe greater its powerin you. It does not cease,but makes you ache(evil the desperate avoidance of the… Continue reading Justice cry
Bring forth justice
This is your baptismal covenant,both promise and challenge: You all are my servants, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights; I have put my spirit upon you; you are to bring forth justice to the nations. You need not cry or lift up your voice, or make it heard in the street.Be… Continue reading Bring forth justice
Pleading widow
The judge said to himself, “Though I have no fear of God and no respect for anyone, yet because this widow keeps bothering me, I will grant her justice, so that she may not wear me out by continually coming.” —Luke 18.4-5 Our gender and power stereotypes told us to assume the judge is God, which… Continue reading Pleading widow
Justice
Dearly Beloved, Bear fruits worthy of repentance. … Whoever has two coats must share with anyone who has none; and whoever has food must do likewise. One who is more powerful than I is coming. … He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire. —Luke 3.8, 11, 16 Christmas is not all lovely tinsel-haired angels and… Continue reading Justice
What you do
It’s a long road.This is what you do.You’ve worked to get here. Maybe training for a marathon,or working for justice.Maybe parenting. People don’t get it,why you do this,why you do it and do it, why the early rising,the repeated drills,the ceaseless effort. They don’t get why I cheerso loud, get choked up,make a fool of… Continue reading What you do
Don’t let go- yet
Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until daybreak. When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob, he struck him on the hip socket; and Jacob’s hip was put out of joint as he wrestled with him. Then he said, “Let me go, for the day is breaking.” Jacob said, “I will not… Continue reading Don’t let go- yet
The vision does not tarry
How long, God, will you tolerate wrongdoing? Destruction and violence are before me; there is strife, and conflict abounds. The law is paralyzed, and justice never prevails. The wicked hem in the righteous, so that justice is perverted. There is still a vision for the appointed time. If it seems to tarry, wait for it; it will surely come, it… Continue reading The vision does not tarry
You don’t owe
Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you. A rich executive had a manager who was squandering his property. So he decided to fire him. The manager summoned his master’s debtors one by one. He asked one, “How much do you owe my master?” They answered, “A hundred jugs of olive oil.” He said,… Continue reading You don’t owe
Don’t go near the tree
Dearly Beloved, Grace and Peace to you. Don’t go near that tree. It looks fit for a holiday, spangled, with gifts brightly wrapped, the fulfillment of our desires. Don’t be fooled. An ax waits at its roots, sharpened for everything but mercy and justice. On this tree hangs the Despised One whose gift… Continue reading Don’t go near the tree