Lord, you sometimes speak

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1. Lord, you sometimes speak in wonders,
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    unmistakable and clear;
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    mighty signs to prove your presence,
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    overcoming doubt and fear.
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    O Lord,  you   sometimes speak in wonders.  

   
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2. Lord, you sometimes speak in whispers,
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    still and small and scarcely heard;
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    only those who want to listen
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    catch the all-important word.
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    O Lord,  you   sometimes speak in whispers.  

   
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3. Lord, you sometimes speak in silence,
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    through our loud and noisy day.  
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    We can know and trust you better
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    when we quietly wait and pray.  
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    O Lord,  you   sometimes speak in silence.  

   
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4. Lord, you surely speak in scripture -
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    words that summon from the page,
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    shown and taught us by your Spirit
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    with fresh light for every age.  
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    O Lord,  you    surely speak in scripture.  

   
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5. Lord, you always speak in Jesus,
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    always new yet still the same.  
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    Teach us now more of our Savior;
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    make our lives display his name.  
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    O Lord,  you      always speak in Jesus.

Words:  Christopher Idle, 1966, Youth Praise 2, 1969
                    Text copyright © 1969 Hope Publishing Co.
   Tune:  Christopher Johnson, 1987, New Songs of Praise 4, 1988
                    Music copyright © Christopher Johnson

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