General (Vol. 1)

Testaments

  1. 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.

  2. 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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.

  5. 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.