Hymns - Songs - Lucinda peart

Bethany 190^th Anniversary

BETHANY

A Celebratory Song © Lucinda “Lucindagrace” Peart

25012025

Tune: DARWALL “Ye holy angels bright”

66.66.88/66.66.44.44

1. Bethany on God’s hill

We celebrate you still

City on the cool mount

Beaming your rays of light
Spread far and near

With mission clear
That all may hear
The gospel’s cheer.

2. You lit the gospel light

For bound ones just set right
And gave them true freedom
In God’s blood-bought kingdom
New visions faced

Learning embraced

Much pain erased

By God’s great grace

3. From Eighteen thirty-five

To Twenty Twenty-five

Saints foreign and local

Spent their lives for one cause

Lives transforming
Homes reforming

Work heart-warming

Hope adorning

4. Britain America

Eureka! Eureka!

Sent men of strong purpose

Jamaica raised its own

So the work grew

And grace glowed true

With each breakthrough

Praise! Hallelu!!

Bethany, spread your wings

Soar high to that which rings

Of grand growth and service

Of making all things new

Wake hills again

Your role reclaim

New heights attain

In God’s great name.

Coda

Yes, our God reigns!

Hallelujah!

Give highest strains!

Hallelujah!

HYMNS

Mile Gully Moravian Church Celebrates Sixty (60)Years

Title: Mile Gully, Let’s Sing!

©Lucinda “Lucindagrace” Peart 2015 (Justin and I were married in this beautiful sanctuary 52 years ago)

Tune: LAUDATE DOMINUM: O Praise ye the Lord!

Mile Gully, let’s sing!

High praises let’s bring

For sixty grand years

Kept true by our God

Who raised us, strengthened us

And caused us to see

This lustrous jubilee

Blood-bought and set free.

We come here to give

God maximum praise

And thanks for planting

Our church by the road

Where brethren have kept faith

In mind, soul and deed

And nurtured an acorn

To this growing oak.

God, You envisioned

Great leaders of faith:

Out of Nazareth

You called Neville Neil

Down from mount to gully

Found Harry, Elaine

Shields – soil good for the seed

Right there in their house:

Tenders and Reapers

Followed in Neil’s steps

To water the seed

For God to increase

Joined fast their mighty hands

With congregation

The Spirit gave harvests

To the mission field:

The ring round the Cross

Held fast by strong hands

Raised this small temple

Large with noble hearts

Sincere flock of workers

Through these many years

Kept the cross hoisted high;

Souls look up and live:

The roll call is clear!

The leaders live on!

H. Ashton Smith

Stanley F. Thomas

Calbert Simpson then came

McOwatt named John

And young Byron Allen,

St. Vincent I Peart:

Trevor Palmer, rare

Mission’s Ken Snider

Canute McDaniel

And Cleveland Edwards

Bevon White in US

Paul Gardner – PEC

Ruth Stephenson, the one

Prophetess in line.

Hail! Your Majesty!

Lord, King of our lives,

We commit to You

The future unknown;

The sacred sands roll by,

Souls and souls take flight;

But our blest Mile Gully

Shall stand in Your hand.

(Repeat the last 4 lines)

Mile Gully Moravian Church Celebrates Sixty (60)Years

Title: Mile Gully, Let’s Sing!

©Lucinda “Lucindagrace” Peart 2015 (Justin and I were married in this beautiful sanctuary 52 years ago)

Tune: LAUDATE DOMINUM: O Praise ye the Lord!

Mile Gully, let’s sing!

High praises let’s bring

For sixty grand years

Kept true by our God

Who raised us, strengthened us

And caused us to see

This lustrous jubilee

Blood-bought and set free.

We come here to give

God maximum praise

And thanks for planting

Our church by the road

Where brethren have kept faith

In mind, soul and deed

And nurtured an acorn

To this growing oak.

God, You envisioned

Great leaders of faith:

Out of Nazareth

You called Neville Neil

Down from mount to gully

Found Harry, Elaine

Shields – soil good for the seed

Right there in their house:

Tenders and Reapers

Followed in Neil’s steps

To water the seed

For God to increase

Joined fast their mighty hands

With congregation

The Spirit gave harvests

To the mission field:

The ring round the Cross

Held fast by strong hands

Raised this small temple

Large with noble hearts

Sincere flock of workers

Through these many years

Kept the cross hoisted high;

Souls look up and live:

The roll call is clear!

The leaders live on!

H. Ashton Smith

Stanley F. Thomas

Calbert Simpson then came

McOwatt named John

And young Byron Allen,

St. Vincent I Peart:

Trevor Palmer, rare

Mission’s Ken Snider

Canute McDaniel

And Cleveland Edwards

Bevon White in US

Paul Gardner – PEC

Ruth Stephenson, the one

Prophetess in line.

Hail! Your Majesty!

Lord, King of our lives,

We commit to You

The future unknown;

The sacred sands roll by,

Souls and souls take flight;

But our blest Mile Gully

Shall stand in Your hand.

(Repeat the last 4 lines)

My Work, My Worth, My Wealth (My Time, My Talents, My Treasure)

Completed 8/2/2011

Sung to the tune of “I stand amazed in the presence/ of Jesus the Nazarene”

1. I praise in awe of Creation

That God has on us bestowed

And ponder how I can serve Him

My gratitude to Him to show.

Chorus

Yes, stewardship! My stewardship!

My thankfulness to Him must grow

He’s bounteous, He’s generous

All my gifts from His grace flow

2. My work, my time, to You Lord

In stewardship I devote

I cannot rob You of Your own time

But toil for Your Kingdom’s growth.

3. Reveal all my worth, all my talents

To build Your body, the Church

I fall at Your feet in submission

I can never give too much.

4. Not much may seem all my treasures

But when offered for Your use

They grow to bless self and others

And bear to all Good News.

5. The birds resonate their praises

The trees stretch their arms in love

The heavens reflect Your glory

The earth to Your wishes move.

6. So sanctify my obedience

O keep me firm, strong and true

You gave all Your life on Calvary

I give all myself to You.

Jesus Calls Me to Mission

TUNE-THORNBURY; Lyrics by Lucinda “Lucindagrace” Peart – July 2015

Theme for the MCJCI: My God, My Church and I in Mission

MWF Sub-Theme: My God, My Church, My Fellowship and I in Mission

1. 2.

O Jesus you have called me You set the right example

In mission to the world When you were here on earth

Beginning in my household You healed the brokenhearted

My church; community Gave vision to the blind

I have embraced your mandate You liberated captives

God’s Spirit anoints me Preached, taught fed, led and blessed

And with that power I venture These you have modeled to me

My God, my church, and I. As mission’s supreme force

3. 4.

As I look all around me It’s my God, My church and I

I see my land depressed: Wrapped up in true mission

Schoolrooms, and remand centres I am one of God’s agents

Street folk and children’s homes I represent Him here

Hospital and hospice cry out One of His ministering angels

For healing hearts, heads, hands The Youth, to love, teach, train

I’ll rise up with compassion The lost, the weak sit with me

The mission call is clear! My mission field I near!

5. 6.

Time marches and escorts me Yes, my God, My Church and I

To the last breath I breathe In mission, fellowship

Then I shall stand before God The Lord God is the One God

In groups of sheep and goats My God who leads me on

On which hand I’ll be standing He is the firm foundation

To hear God’s final rule? I add my straw or gold

“As you did unto others Let me take care how I build

You did it unto me.” For my reward is sure

Hymn of Response: Lord of my Lifetime to You I now Bow

©Lucinda “Lucindagrace” 2012

Tune: My Jesus, I Love Thee

Dear Lord of my lifetime, to you I now bow

In true recommitment I make my new vow

Your love has constrained me, my whole self to give

In joyful surrender and service to live.

Forgive all my neglect, half-heartedness, Lord

The times when my witness created discord

These sins I confess, Lord, you know there are more

Wash me through and through from outside to the core.

Now cleansed and renewed, I go forth in your grace

A world needing help, in your power to face

I have all my gifts that your hand has bestowed

For only one purpose – to serve you, my Lord.

Then I will rejoice at the end of life’s race

When as your blest steward I see your dear face

I’ll lay fragrant bouquets of praise at your feet

To glory and honour my Saviour so sweet.

Grow in Praise and Thanksgiving (The Vineyard Hymn of the Victorious)

Tune: Mine Eyes Have Seen the Coming

(Scriptural Resources: Psalm 1; Psalm 92; John 15; Galatians 5: 22; Ephesians 3:7; Colossians 2:7; Rev. 2:7 & 22:2)

Grow with Praises and Thanksgiving (The Vineyard Hymn of the Victorious)

Jesus calls us, His disciples, to be planted deep in Him

So that we may bear fruit of the Spirit on each trunk and limb

His potent fertilizer is “abiding-in-His-truth”

As we send down strong roots.

Grow with praises and thanksgiving,

Grow with praises and thanksgiving

As we send down strong roots.

When planted deep beside the flowing river of Christ’s life

We bloom and bear sweet fruit in the good seasons and in strife

Age cannot wilt our green leaves or destroy as with a knife

So let’s send down strong roots.

Grow with praises and thanksgiving,

Grow with praises and thanksgiving

As we send down strong roots.

Yes, “Spiritual Maturity” as in the Vine we hide

It’s Christ in us and we in Christ, the Vine and faithful Guide

The Grandest Gardener prunes, ploughs as He prepares His Bride

For constant production.

Grow with praises and thanksgiving,

Grow with praises and thanksgiving

As we produce good fruit.

Now there are many fruit within God’s grove of righteousness:

There are love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness and faithfulness;

Then, hanging tall and tender: self-control and gentleness

As we mature in Christ.

Grow with praises and thanksgiving,

Grow with praises and thanksgiving

As we mature in Christ.

Hymn of Prayer, Intercession and Hope

(Inspired by Nehemiah 1-4)

Tune: Dear Lord and Father of Mankind

The remnant flock of your bought church

Is in deep disarray.

We seem so lost and sadly lurch

Our walls lie broke for birds to perch

We all have lost our way.

Lord, rebuild gates ruined by fire

Your covenant let us keep

Pluck us from out the pit and mire

As, sad, we fast in sincere prayer

And mourn, repent and weep.

Open our ears and eyes, dear Lord

As we pray day and night

And thus confess in one accord

That we your grace have not adored

Or kept your statutes tight.

So church to church we’ll build again

The walls, the gates, the doors

The Sanballats without, within

May threaten but can never win

You’ll guard us from their lures.

Help us to turn again to you

And sense your welcome arms

Gather us outcasts, make us true

Once more as your committed crew

Serving straight from your palms.

Sing Praise to God the Almighty

© Lucinda “Lucindagrace” Peart 2009

(Tune: LOBE DEN HERREN – 437MHB)

Praise to the Lord, the Almighty

Sing praise to God the Almighty

Master of earth’s garden;

Let us all praise him for he is

The Vine and the Warden;

Grafted in truth,

Brothers and sisters grow roots;

Sing praise to him for his pardon.

Sing praise to God the Son who reigns

As Lord and Abider;

Prunes you and cares so that you bear

Fruit for your Provider.

In him remain,

Watered by his Spirit’s rain,

Your roots spread wider and wider.

Sing praise to God the Spirit who

By living streams plants you;

Makes you yield fruit in season and

Keeps your leaves all fresh too.

Have you not heard?

Precious you are from his word

As in his righteousness you grow.

Sing praise to God the Triune who,

Established and rooted,

Empowers His saints to grasp that God’s

Love cannot be muted;

Rooted in him,

Spread your trunk, branches and limbs,

Till to His realms you’re recruited.

Holy Communion Thanksgiving Hymn.

Title: Thank You, Lord for this Memorial

Author: Lucinda “Lucindagrace” Peart

©July 2014

Tune: Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing

Thank you, Lord, for this memorial

Of your life and precious blood.

As we drink in sweet communion,

And eat your symbolic flesh,

We remember your last supper

Shared with your twelve closest friends,

And are grateful that we, too, can

Celebrate this blessed feast.

Thank you, Lord that you sit with us

At this table spread for all

Your redeemed friends who live daily

An-swer-ing your holy call;

We are all united in you:

One blood, one flesh and one pledge,

As we share and bless each other,

In your loving Presence bound.

Thank you, Lord, for our true vision

Of that great divine banquet

When we, face-to-face in glory,

Shall share with the saints and you,

In the Lamb’s great royal supper

Spread around your sapphire throne;

Then we’ll feast on hea-ven-ly wine

And eat bread of purest joy.

Hallelujah! Thank you, Father!

Hallelujah! Thank you, Son!

Hallelujah! Thank You, Spirit!

Great Trinity, Three-in-One.

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Hallelujah! Thanks and praise!

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Hallelujah! Thanks we raise!

Precious Petals – Lucinda “Lucindagrace” Peart – 1999

Commissioned by the Upward and Onward & JUNO Society to harmonize with their theme

We are precious petals

Blooming in the sun

Praising God the Father

For the work He has done

He loves His children always

By His grace we grow

Bought us with his blood

From Calvary e’er will flow

Father paint us ever

Let us brightly glow

We are precious petals

By His grace we grow.

2. We are precious petals

Folded in the bud

Day by day we open

To the love of God

Many different flowers

Made in every hue

Growing in His Garden

Fresh as morning dew

Father, keep us ever

We are precious petals

Pure and fair and true

By His grace we grow.

3. We are precious petals

That can never fade

For God’s gracious purpose

We have all been made

Growing in his brilliance

Doing service here

Delicate and holy

In His loving care

Father, plant us ever

As You glorious heirs

We are precious petals

By His grace we grow.

4. We are precious petals

For our Father’s praise

Striving for His likeness

All our earthly days

Planted in His temple

Watered by Hos love

Raising hearts and voices

To our God above

Father , raise us ever

In your cultured grove

We are precious petals

By His grace we grow.

For our 40^th Wedding Anniversary Celebrated at Mile Gully Moravian Church where we were married, 14121963. We tried to capture the original ceremony as much as possible. I wrote all the hymns for the ceremony. God strengthened Justin for the day. Hallelujah!!

Title: Grace Of The Years

Tune: “Morning has broken”

Our loving Father

Draw near and hear us

As we bring praises

For forty years

Of marriage blessings

From your rich storehouse

More than you poured out

On Cana’s two.

The years have passed by

With varied graces

Like fine tapestry

Multicoloured

Grace of wedded bliss

Grace of good offspring

Grace in affliction

Grace e’en in death.

You’re our Jehovah

Your name is Ra-ah

Great God Jehovah

Named Ro-phe too

Lord God Almighty

Jehovah-nissi

We move on as one

‘Neath your banner.

Thanks, praise and honour

We raise with loud voice

Lifting you high

Jehovah-shalom

You are exalted

Jehovah-jireh

Holy, Holy Lord

God of our years

Hallelujah!

Reign on King Jesus!

We crown none other

“Lord of our lives”

Great King of Zion,

Judah’s awed Lion

Countless the days

We’ll spend round your throne.

Title: Ebenezer

Tune: Nettleton – “Come thou fount of every”

Ebenezer! Ebenezer!

Hitherto has our God helped us!

Ebenezer! Ebenezer!

Through the years He has been just

Ebenezer! Ebenezer!

We savour His unfailing love

Ebenezer! Ebenezer!

Thanks to God who reigns above.

How our hearts burn with excitement

On each recall of your grace

How you triumphed o’er our troubles

And put radiance on our face

You have kept your jeweled promises

Supplying sure our every need

Guarded us with walls of fire

In green pastures made us feed.

Overwhelmed by your faithfulness

At your goodness we’re amazed

Every day your right hand leads us

Into light from mist and haze

Once we struggled in gross darkness

Stumbling o’er earth’s joys and strife

Now you carry us on shoulders

Broad as rainbow, large as life.

Ebenezer! Ebenezer!

Hitherto has our

God helped us!

We’re assured that by your guidance

We shall live with our Jesus

Ebenezer! Ebenezer!

As we march in step with God

What a day of blest rejoicing

When we end our journey’s road!

Lucinda Peart – Hymns

Title: Lord, You Bound Us To Be One

Tune: “Tune-“Lord I Lift Your Name on High”

Lord, you bound us to be one

One in holy blessed objective

A bond of divine unity

Co-creators of family life

You blessed us as we dared to leave

Parents and home

And believed that you called us

To your mission

To demonstrate divine vision

Of how couples can belong

Lord, you bound us to be one.

Dear Lord “for this cause” you said

The true cause of sweet companionship

To give to each encouragement

We life’s harsh rigours hurt our hearts

The miracle! Strangers meeting

Falling in love

And abiding here as one

Like God and Son

Is a feat that only you

Could accomplish by your grace

Dear Lord “for this cause” you said.

Lord, you called us to serve you

Through our service to your precious flock

We’re so pleased you enabled us

We’re so pleased you empowered us,

Through every circumstance of life

You led the way

As we served community

You held the sway

Many lives you made us touch

With the red paint of your brush

Lord, you called us to serve you.

Lord, we praise your matchless name,

For this noble, earthly privilege

Angels never, never know

Love relationships that grow and grow

Between us mortals here on earth

In happiness

You control biology,

Genes, DNA

To prepare an earthly host

That will join the heavenly throng

Lord we praise your matchless name(rpt line 2x)

Benediction in Song

Tune: Herrnhut Choralbuch – “We Who here Together Are assembled”

May the grace of God, the God of marriage

Rest upon all unions here

Rest upon all who celebrate this life

Family – God’s plan – stands firm

Truly always standing strong as the base

Of good nationhood in every country

So children may be nurtured

To continue building homes

(Bridge – the same tune as last line)

Amen! Amen! Through his grace.

The Moravian Church in Jamaica

250^th Anniversary Hymn #2

Title: The Journey

Tune: (Laudate Dominum) O Praise Ye the Lord

Chorus:

Moravians, praise God

For what He has done

Oe’r Two-Fifty years

We’ve savoured His Son

To our slave fore-parents

Church fathers brought love

And showed them salvation

From heaven above.

Apostles all three

Gottlieb Haberecht

Sailed thousands of miles

With Thomas Shallcross

The cross as their banner

And Caries Z. George

Most prominent leader

The Unity forged.

Europe to Kingston

Black River, more grand

Jamaica the place

Like the Promised Land

New River, seemed sweet plain

But much pain it brought

Though christened as Carmel

From Bible names sought.

From Bogue to Fairfield

The green hills they climbed

In search of wellness

Salubrious clime

Then higher and higher

They soared to Nazareth

Bethany, Bethabara,

Dry plains of St. Beth

Chorus

They built souls and church

Walder, built a clock

Also engineered

Penn Hill from the rock

Westphall, Kneale, Hastings,

Neil, Foster – bishops

As spiritual leaders

Helped sow God’s great crops.

And so grew the church

From British Province

To our distinct rule

Jamaica convinced

Our own administrators

And their teams excelled

O’Meally, Clarke, Cuthbert

Thompson- they all led.

Now we celebrate

As forward we go

We march forth to work

That others may know

The Saviour, the Master

Christ Jesus the Lamb

Jamaica still needs Him

Jehovah, “I Am”

Chorus

The Moravian Church in Jamaica

250^th Anniversary Hymn #2

Title: Moravians! Rise! Awake!

Tune: (Darwall) Ye Holy Angels Bright

Chorus:

Moravians! Rise! Awake!

Loud hallelujahs raise!

Moravians! Rise! Awake!

Adore your Chief Elder

Who for His glorious sake

Has been your vast shelter

Faithful for years

Our pastors cared

For us they dared

Through blood and tears.

Our Lamb won o’er the cross

John Hus won o’er the stake

Their true disciples bearing loss

Shone in their wake

Victors supreme

Jamaica saved

Righteousness paved

People redeemed

Devoted Zinzendorf

Model of stewardship

Braved ridicule and scoff

His wealth to plant worship

We too must give

Treasure, talent

Time, God’s one tenth

That souls might live.

The Conquering Lamb they boast

Salvation to the slaves

Spurred by the Holy Ghost

They fought the restless waves

From blest Hernhut

On wings of prayer

Soared with desire

The church to root.

Education the flame

Embraced social welfare

All in God’s holy name

The whole being to prepare

We celebrate

250 years

From dark and fears

A church so great.

Hallelujahs we raise

Rekindling smoldering fires

Let’s build new worlds of praise

Worthy of God’s desires

Our faith renew

Conquering Lord

Your grace afford

You’ll guide us through.

Coda:

Moravians! Rise! Awake!

The Conquering Lamb we boast

Moravians! Rise! Awake!

The Moravian Church In Jamaica and the Cayman Islands

Moravian Women’s Fellowship

Liturgy for Order of Service Fellowship Day, July 12, 2009

(Inspired by The Moravian Church’s Theme of the year, 2009; John 15, Psalm 1, & Ephesians 3)

Christian Maturity – Growing deep; Bearing fruit

Arranged by: Lucinda Peart

Title: Sing Praise to God the Almighty

Tune: 437MHB: “Praise to the Lord, the Almighty”

Sing praise to God the Almighty

Master of earth’s garden;

Let us all praise him for he is

The Vine and the Warden;

Grafted in truth,

Brothers and sisters grow roots;

Sing praise to him for his pardon.

Sing praise to God the Son who reigns

As Lord and Abider;

Prunes you and cares so that you bear

Fruit for your Provider.

In Him remain,

Watered by His Spirit’s rain,

Your roots spread wider and wider.

Sing praise to God the Spirit who

By living streams plants you;

Makes you yield fruit in season and

Keeps our leaves all fresh too.

Have you not heard?

Precious you are from His word

As in his righteousness you grow.

Sing praise to God the Triune who,

Established and rooted,

Empowers His saints to grasp God’s

Love cannot be muted;

Rooted in him,

Spread your trunk, branches and limbs,

Till to His realms you’re recruited.

OLD TUNE-“O Jesus I have promised “

Lyrics by Lucinda “Lucindagrace” Peart – July 2015

1. 2.

O Jesus you have called me You set the right example

In mission to the world When you were here on earth

Beginning in my household You healed the brokenhearted

My church; community Gave vision to the blind

I have embraced your mandate You liberated captives

God’s Spirit anoints me Preached, taught, fed, led, and blessed

And with that power I venture These you have modeled to me

My God, my church, and I. As mission’s supreme force

3. 4.

As I look all around me It’s my God, My church and I

I see my land depressed: Wrapped up in true mission

Schoolrooms, and remand centres I am one of God’s agents

Street folk and children’s homes I represent Him here

Hospital, hospice cry out One of His ministering angels

For healing hearts, heads, hands The youth, to love, teach, train

I’ll rise up with compassion The lost, the weak sit with me

The mission call is clear! My mission field is near!

5. 6.

Time marches and escorts me Yes, my God, My Church and I

To the last breath I breathe In mission, fellowship

Then I shall stand before God The Lord God is the One God

In groups of sheep and goats My God who leads me on

On which hand I’ll be standing He is the firm foundation

To hear God’s final rule? I add my straw or gold

“As you did unto others Let me take care how I build

You did it unto me.” For my reward is sure

Yes, Stewardship! My Stewardship!

The Story Behind the Hymn,

Yes, Stewardship! My Stewardship!

The 1970s to the 1980s was a productive spiritual season in the Moravian Church in Jamaica and the Cayman Islands. There was a provincial thrust to comprehensively educate members to dedicate their gifts of Time Talent and Treasure – their whole life – to the growth of the Kingdom. Led by the late Brother Hugh Wallace, of Redeemer and Covenant congregations, teams populated the provincial congregations with the “gospel of Stewardship”. Teaching us to tithe all we possess to Almighty God. My family and I were steeped in the biblical concept of Stewardship.

The idea of this hymn germinated over a few weeks after Rev. Ruth Stephenson asked me to write a theme song for the revived Stewardship Movement in the Church, incorporating the theme for 2011, “Stewardship: A Mark of Spiritual Maturity: My Work, My Worth, My Wealth”. This was another appeal to commit our Time, Talents, and Treasure to God’s glory, in service to our fellow human beings,

On February 8, 2011, the hymn was completed. I devoted much prayer and biblical research to the writing of the hymn in order to achieve its Christian authenticity. Consequently, the hymn has bold theological and biblical threads woven into its tapestry. For example

Stanza one, Line 1, exalts the wonder of God’s creation.
The chorus celebrates the psalms of praise, especially Psalm 136.
Line three of stanza two emphasizes Micah 3:8 – “Can a man rob God? …”
Stanza three, Line 1, is supported by the story of The Talents in Matthew 25: 14-30. In Line 2, the concept of the church as the body of Christ is found in 1 Corinthians 12. In Line 3, the theme of submission to Jesus Christ is evidenced in Luke 8:41 and Luke 10:38-42. Line 4 is a reminder of 2 Corinthians 9 that we cannot outgive God.
Stanza four continues the theme of giving for the blessing of others in 2 Corinthians 9.
Stanza five encourages us to use all aspects of Nature as our models in continually praising God: the birds as in Psalm 104; the trees as in Psalm 148:7-10; the heavens as in Psalm 19; and the earth as in Psalm 104.
In stanza six, Line 1, we ask God to purify our obedience to his will as Samuel did in 1 Samuel 15:21. Line 2 is an appeal to God to keep us strong and true in the whole armour of as in Ephesians 6:13-14. In line 3 we remind ourselves that Jesus died for our sins on the Cross of Calvary – Luke 23:33; and finally, Line 4 demonstrates our complete surrender to Jesus Christ as the supreme act of our stewardship.

Yes, Stewardship! My Stewardship! though commissioned by one minister has become a popular hymn in the Jamaican Province. To God be the glory!

Submitted by Lucinda “Lucindagrace” Peart

July 31, 2022

I Praise in Awe of Creation

Yes, Stewardship! My Stewardship!

(A hymn on stewardship)

2011 Lucinda “Lucindagrace” Peart

Sung to the tune of “I stand amazed in the presence/ of Jesus the Nazarene”

I praise in awe of Creation

That God has on us bestowed

And ponder how I can serve Him

My gratitude to Him to show.

Chorus

Yes, stewardship! My stewardship!

My thankfulness to Him must grow

He’s bounteous, He’s generous

All my gifts from His grace flow

My work, my time, to You Lord

In stewardship I devote

I cannot rob You of Your own time

But toil for Your Kingdom’s growth.

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Reveal all my worth, all my talents

To build Your body, the Church

I fall at Your feet in submission

I can never give too much.

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Not much may seem all my treasures

But when offered for Your use

They grow to bless self and others

And bear unto all Good News.

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The birds resonate their praises

The trees stretch their arms in love

The heavens reflect Your glory

The earth to Your wishes move.

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So sanc-ti-fy my obedience

O keep me firm, strong and true

You gave all Your life on Calvary

I give all myself to You.

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