Walking with the Lord

[Continuing the hymn-for-Sundays series]

So much to distract and dilute
our walk with the Lord every day.
Remember, give thought to your root –
our love flows from His – His display
of constant unmerited love
can teach us to value and care
for others, approachable, give
yourself, and your own troubles share.

And pray for each other as Paul
prayed for those who had come to true faith,
and boldly with reverence call
to the Father who’s given us life:
for riches of daily support
and spiritual strengthening pray
to help all the saints He has bought
show Jesus, the Saviour each day.

Unsearchable love we now know
in part. Meditate on it, grow
more like Him, and so like-love show:
The love you receive will outflow.
More able than we can imagine
to help by His wonderful power:
be praise to our Saviour in heaven
and also on earth ever more!

cf  Paul’s letter to the Ephesians 3: 14-21 and to the Philippians 1:27-2:16
"Each of you should look not only to his own interest, but also to the interests of others. Your attitude should be the same as that of Christ Jesus:…"  Philippians 2:4,5

The picture is just a reminder that fruit grow because of well-bedded roots

Tune: 88 88 88 88 anapaestic (with initial unstressed syllable per line!) eg Covenant Blessing by  T Chapman, tune of ‘A debtor to mercy alone’)

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