Below a prayer which can alsobe sung as a hymn to the tune::
'God of all faithfulness'
If you know it - you may find yourself humming it internally as you read.
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Lord of our city, we bring you its pain
The muggings, the dole queues,
The lift’s bust again.
The fear of each stranger –
And nowhere to play.
The waiting for buses at the start of the day.
Lord of our homeless, we bring you their cry
The waiting on promises – pie in the sky.
The red tape and questions and
Sent on their way
The sense of frustration at the noon of the day.
Lord of all races, all colours of skin,
Please make us fight racism,
Let us begin
To see how our prejudice colours the way
We treat friends and neighbours
At the end of the day.
Lord of our whole lives, we bring them to you
We’re powerless, defeated till
You make us new,
Then powered by your Spirit, we
Go on once more
With news of Your wholeness
Good News for the poor.
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