Sunday 19 May 2013

Pentecost Sunday

Here’s one of my favourite Pentecost hymns [written by William Booth – the guy who started the Salvation Army]

O GOD OF BURNING, CLEANSING FLAME:
Send the fire!
Your blood-bought gift today we claim:
Send the fire today!
Look down and see this waiting host,
And send the promised Holy Ghost;
We need another Pentecost!
Send the fire today!

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God of Elijah, hear our cry:
Send the fire!
And make us fit to live or die:
Send the fire today!
To burn up every trace of sin,
To bring the light and glory in,
The revolution now begin!
Send the fire today!
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It's fire we want, for fire we plead:
Send the fire!
The fire will meet our every need:
Send the fire today!
For strength to always do what's right,
For grace to conquer in the fight,
For power to walk the world in white:
Send the fire today!

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To make our weak hearts strong and brave:
Send the fire!
To live, a dying world to save:
Send the fire today!
Oh, see us on Your altar lay,
We give our lives to you today,
So crown the offering now we pray:
Send the fire today!

And here’s a Sally Army Choir singing it on BBC Songs of Praise – along with clips of the SA living out their faith

3 comments:

  1. I loved some of the songs on tonight's Songs of Praise too.

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  2. Sally Army. Where would we be without them?

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  3. The winds of God have blown
    The tongues of fire have danced
    It is the festival oF Pentecost . . .

    And so the prayer goes.

    Happy to have discovered your blog. Seems like interesting and exciting things happen here.

    Me? I'm an old Bear, retired a couple of years ago as a pastor. I've become the "back-up go-to-guy" in the larger parish I served years ago. (A long story.)

    Blessings and Bear hugs!
    Bears Noting
    Life in the Urban Forest (poetry)

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