The call of Christ, a Lenten hymn.
“WALK THESE FORTY DAYS”
Walk these forty days with me
Stand beside that wooden tree
I have come to set you free.
Walk these forty days with me.
I came to bring God’s Love to you.
Now it’s time to see it through.
I will die a faithful Jew
As I proclaim God’s Love to you.
Simple truths are hard to hear
That love will conquer every fear
Love can end all hatred here
But simple truths are hard to hear.
There’s but one law to embrace
That must rule the human race
Yet for some, so hard to face
That one law they must embrace.
Know that when you spread this news
Some will mock and some accuse
Cling to Love; you shall not lose
As you go forth to spread this news.
God’s Own people, chosen ones,
blessed daughters, holy sons,
Tell the whole world why I’ve come
All my People, chosen ones.
Holy Israel, God is One
And salvation has begun
Here among you God has come
God is Love, God is One
Evil shall not conquer you
Be you Gentile, be you Jew
God’s Own Love will see you through
Evil shall not conquer you.
Though the cross upon me weighs
Heavy in these coming days
From my depths, my soul gives praise
And this cross, the less it weighs.
Oh the Love that I now share
Is yours to carry, if you dare
As a cross that you will bear
For love of people everywhere.
No more sacrifice I need
But that by which you have been freed
Charity must be your creed!
Love, your sacrificial deed.
Walk these forty days with me
Stand beside that wooden tree
I have come to set you free.
Walk these forty days with me.
Copyright 1999, Cáit Finnegan
For Ash Wednesday 1999 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Service
Walk these forty days with me
Stand beside that wooden tree
I have come to set you free.
Walk these forty days with me.
I came to bring God’s Love to you.
Now it’s time to see it through.
I will die a faithful Jew
As I proclaim God’s Love to you.
Simple truths are hard to hear
That love will conquer every fear
Love can end all hatred here
But simple truths are hard to hear.
There’s but one law to embrace
That must rule the human race
Yet for some, so hard to face
That one law they must embrace.
Know that when you spread this news
Some will mock and some accuse
Cling to Love; you shall not lose
As you go forth to spread this news.
God’s Own people, chosen ones,
blessed daughters, holy sons,
Tell the whole world why I’ve come
All my People, chosen ones.
Holy Israel, God is One
And salvation has begun
Here among you God has come
God is Love, God is One
Evil shall not conquer you
Be you Gentile, be you Jew
God’s Own Love will see you through
Evil shall not conquer you.
Though the cross upon me weighs
Heavy in these coming days
From my depths, my soul gives praise
And this cross, the less it weighs.
Oh the Love that I now share
Is yours to carry, if you dare
As a cross that you will bear
For love of people everywhere.
No more sacrifice I need
But that by which you have been freed
Charity must be your creed!
Love, your sacrificial deed.
Walk these forty days with me
Stand beside that wooden tree
I have come to set you free.
Walk these forty days with me.
Copyright 1999, Cáit Finnegan
For Ash Wednesday 1999 at Lehigh Valley Hospital Service
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