We messed up before, God, we’ve messed up again.
Forgive us, restore us, make your anger end.
Will it be forever that you will be irked?
The love that was steadfast; it seems you have shirked.
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It’s true; we ignored you. We’re listening now.
We listen and look, feeling sure that somehow
Salvation for people like us is at hand,
Your glory again will reside in our land.
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When steady and righteous and faithful love kiss
The land will be fertile and we will know bliss.
For righteousness goes where the Lord makes a way
And we’ll once again say our prayers and obey.
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Image: John Banner, Wikimedia Commons
Source: Psalm 85
Text: David Alexander, 2020, CC BY-SA NC 4.0
Tune: Schulz, Public Domain
Score: https://www.smallchurchmusic.com/Score_PDF/OhComeLittleChildren-Schulz.pdf
Audio: www.smallchurchmusic.com Used by Permission
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