With the dawn of a new church year, we have launched a new feature on our website, a weekly post of poetry that resonates with the lectionary readings for that week (Revised Common Lectionary).
*** Revised Common Lectionary ***
Lectionary Reading:
Luke 11:1-13
Thy Kingdom Come
Charles Wesley
Thy kingdom come with power and grace
In every heart of man;
Thy peace and joy and righteousness
In all our bosoms reign!
The righteousness that never ends,
But makes an end of sin;
The joy that human thought transcends,
Now to our souls bring in;
The kingdom of established peace,
Which can no more remove;
The perfect power of Godliness;
The omnipotence of Love!
*** This poem is in the public domain,
and may be read in a live-streamed worship service.
CONTEMPORARY POEM:
Thy Kingdom Come
Malcolm Guite
SNIPPET:
Thy kingdom come thy will be done on earth
Can we imagine what we’re asking for?
When all we know and all we think we’re worth
As vanity might vanish, disappear,
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