O Great God of Nations

O great God of na­tions

re­vive us

we pray

Raise pro­di­gal hearts to con­tri­tion to­day;

In pride have we turned from Your life giv­ing Word

Embracing the dark­ness while truth goes un­heard.

Create deep with­in us a clean heart to­day

Renew a right spir­it

and teach us to say:

Awaken

my soul

and send an­thems ab­ove

To Him who is yearn­ing to bless you in love.

Forsake not Your peo­ple though far we do roam

As he­don­ists

spend­thrifts

aban­don­ing home;

But fin­al­ly

throw­ing our fol­ly aside

We see You are wait­ing with arms op­en wide.

We plead Your for­giv­eness

our Fa­ther

we pray

O heal pride­ful blind­ness and teach us to say:

How migh­ty the love that can con­quer our sin

And open the door to the ban­quet with­in.

In faith and in gra­ti­tude

then

must we share

The good news of Je­sus with lands ev­ery­where

With peo­ples still grop­ing and stumb­ling in night;

For them You com­mand us to send out the light.

To shout from the roof­tops

pro­claim o’er the wave

That Christ has re­deemed from the depths of the grave:

Pour out

then

Your Spir­it

afresh in this hour

Enable our tongues to speak out with Your pow­er.