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When the Church of Jesus
Verse 1
When the church of Jesus
Shuts its outer door,
Lest the roar of traffic
Drown the voice of prayer:
May our prayers, Lord, make us
Ten times more aware
That the world banish
Is our Christian care.
Shuts its outer door,
Lest the roar of traffic
Drown the voice of prayer:
May our prayers, Lord, make us
Ten times more aware
That the world banish
Is our Christian care.
Verse 2
If our hearts are lifted
Where devotion soars
High above this hungry
Suffering world of ours;
Lest our hymns should drug us
To forget its needs,
Forge our Christian worship
Into Christian deeds.
Where devotion soars
High above this hungry
Suffering world of ours;
Lest our hymns should drug us
To forget its needs,
Forge our Christian worship
Into Christian deeds.
Verse 3
Lest the gifts we offer,
Money, talents, time,
Serve to salve our conscience
To our secret shame;
Lord, reprove, inspire us
By the way you give;
Teach us, dying Savior,
How true Christians live.
Money, talents, time,
Serve to salve our conscience
To our secret shame;
Lord, reprove, inspire us
By the way you give;
Teach us, dying Savior,
How true Christians live.
A modern hymn celebrating the Holy Spirit's presence and empowerment in the Church's mission.