Silent no longer, the trumpet is sounding
1 Silent no longer, the trumpet is sounding:
turn in your tracks, the Lord's prophet declares.
Cease to do evil and cherish all goodness!
God looks for justice no less than our prayers.
2 Urgent its music, the trumpet is warning:
village and city, the small and the great.
Riches can blind us to others' misfortune,
neighbours be left to their own helpless fate.
3 Bold and persistent, the trumpet is blowing:
God bids us care for the homeless and poor.
All who lack clothing and hope of employment,
widows and orphans who pass by our door.
4 Listen - and act - while the trumpet is sounding
hear what the prophets and Jesus still say.
Do what is just and be generous with mercy;
rise up, walk humbly with God from today.
David Mowbray
© David Mowbray / Jubilate Hymns
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