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To the God whose name is Mercy
A song for today
From the album My Name Is Palestine
Chorus Inspired by words of Pope Francis
Verses influenced by words of US Trappist Monk Thomas Merton
To The God Whose Name Is Mercy
Chorus:
To the God whose name is mercy
To the God whose name is mercy
To the generous God of mercy
We take our stand with you
So tell the earth to shake with marching feet
Of messengers of peace –
Proclaim my way of love
To every nation and every race –
Show mercy and show love
Chorus
Let old ways be over – no more hate
There shall be no more war
My people shall be one
To every nation and every race –
Show mercy and show love
Chorus
We take our stand with you
Reach out our hand to you
Words & music by Garth Hewitt ℗ & © 2020 GingerDog Records GingerDog Records Limited
www.gingerdog.co.uk
Prayer for the New Year
Everloving God it is a new year full of new opportunities
As we ask forgiveness for the past
And make resolutions for the future
May we show your love and live your way
May we take time to pause and draw strength
And let our souls catch up
And be refreshed regularly through this year
May we show your love and live your way
May we remember the poor and the forgotten
The marginalized and the weak
And find ways to show your compassion
May we show your love and live your way
May the healing hope of the gospel be integral to our lives
So that the ways of justice and peace are reflected in us
May we show your love and live your way
May we take time to see the beauty of your world –
To see the beauty of trees, flowers, birds and animals –
To cherish them and work for the sustaining of our garden home –
So that we leave it in a good state for generations to come
May we show your love and live your way
May our hearts be refreshed by joy, music, creativity, love and hope
So we in turn can bring hope and joy to others.
Throughout this year may we show your love
and live your way.
© Garth Hewitt
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Garth Hewitt writes redemption songs
and then sings them without fear.
His voice comes through clearly,
challenging us by his witness to act for justice. His is a brave voice,
needed more than ever in a fearful world, and in a sometimes timid church.
Please God, it will help us
sing redemption songs of our own.
The Revd Lucy Winkett
Rector, St James’s Piccadilly
previous Chair of Trustees of Amos Trust