Lord, build a bridge with us
1 Lord, build a bridge with us
across the stream for those
who struggle for a stronger faith,
the step of faith we chose.
2 Revitalise our minds
to face our neighbour's doubt;
let our response be such, that some
find fear turned inside out.
3 Awaken us to youth;
the challenge of the new,
the readiness to leave behind
what yesterday might do.
4 Alert us to the sad,
the sharpness of their pain
that we may share the Easter word
of hope that springs again.
5 Persuade us to befriend
those drugged by false delight;
to witness to the love of God
who yearns to set things right.
6 Inspire us, Lord, to greet
forgotten ones, who wait
at cheerless margins of the world
yet close to heaven's gate.
7 Lord, build a bridge with us
across the stream today!
Come, in the mystery of your grace,
and meet us on the way.
David Mowbray
© David Mowbray / Jubilate Hymns
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