General (Vol. 1)
Testaments
- Pillar of cloud for all our days,
Vigil of fire throughout the night,
Comforter in our flimsy ways,
Guardian of the flickering light:
Never a call too faint to hear
Never an unregarded tear.
- Water of life struck from the rock,
Manna for all our daily needs,
Surest defence against attack,
Victor of our courageous deeds:
Strong when we keep the temple strong,
Quick to forgive when we are wrong.
- Planner of every grand design,
Leader through every dangerous place,
Giver of freedom to refine,
Enhance, respect but not deface:
Less than Your own without free will,
Without the freedom to fulfill.
- Author of Justice, Moses' stay,
Ark of the sacred covenant,
Stern only with those who delay,
Lover of quickness to repent:
May we, Like Moses, feel Your hand
Then accept Joshua's command.
- Godhead eternal and complete,
Father, the architect of space,
Jesus whose apex of defeat
The Spirit has confirmed with grace:
What the Old dispensation drew
Has been constructed in the New.