Author: Michael Perry (1942-96)
Roar the waves, the waters praising
God who saves; and from beneath
creatures rise in shapes amazing
to our eyes—he gives them breath:
God who set the planets blazing
holds us yet in life or death.
2. Cries a bird at break of morning —
music heard when life began;
Christ was there at day’s first dawning,
Son to share a Father’s plan:
Jesus born our hope and warning,
shall return, the Son of Man.
3. Sing the trees, the branches calling
in the breeze; the Spirit’s song
sweeps the grass, the flowers falling.
Look! He passes all along:
wind of God whose strength appalling
mocks the proud and bends the strong.
4. Sound the praise of God the Father,
voices raise to God the Son;
in the Spirit Christians gather —
speak his merit everyone:
not in vain words glory—rather
tell again what God has done.
Scriptures: Psalms 24, Acts 17:25, Isaiah 27:1, Isaiah 40:6-8, Deuteronomy 31:19-22, Colossians 3:16, Isaiah 55:12, Ephesians 5:19, Psalms 104:12, Job 39, Job 40:15-24, Job 41, Genesis 1:20-22, 2 Samuel 5:24, 1 Chronicles 14:15, Psalms 8:3-4, Psalms 21:13, Psalms 74:12-15, Psalms 78:4, Psalms 96:12, Psalms 104:26-29, Proverbs 8:24-31, Isaiah 11:15, Jeremiah 30:23, Ezekiel 27, Ezekiel 32:1-2, Matthew 16:28, Matthew 24:30, Mark 13:26, Luke 1:51, Luke 21:27, John 3:8, Ephesians 6:18, Hebrews 1:2, 1 John 1:2
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