Author: Shirley Erena Murray Hymnal: New Hymns of Hope #214 Meter: 11.10.11.10 D Scripture: Ephesians 2:19-21 First Line: We are the household that gathers round Jesus Lyrics: 1 We are the household that gathers round Jesus,
sharing one table, one cup and one Light,
we are a family human and hurting,
changing and challenged to know what is right;
we are this family deeply divided,
struggling to service the Gospel's demands,
we are a household of quarrelsome children
each with a free-flying kite in our hands.
2 Yet we are part of God's dream for creation,
we who are learning forgiveness and grace,
lanterns of peace lighting pathways to justice,
giving the stranger a welcoming place;
let's be a household of care and compassion,
open to cultures and creeds not our own,
building a model all *people will witness,
seeing where winds of the Spirit have blown!
3 While there are children whose *food bowls are empty,
while there are prisons where innocents die,
while refugees swell the flood of the homeless,
while the earth shudders, and all creatures cry,
we are a people who hear and must answer,
healing and helping a new world to birth,
household of faith that is fed at one table,
sharing good news with the whole of the earth. Topics: Humanity Languages: English
We Are the Household That Gathers Round Jesus (The Household of God)