O God of Peace and Love

O God of peace, be with us now.
Stand here beside us; bring hope this day.
Transform this world of greed and strife,
From domination to your new way.
Teach us to make an end to war,
An end to bloodshed, an end to hate.
May hearts and hands in your new reign
End earth’s oppression and liberate.

Empower us so we can build
A world of justice where all can share.
Providing food to all in need
With your compassion and loving care.
The poor, the lame, the sick, the blind,
Are brothers, sisters, the whole world round.
You now invite them far and near
To your great banquet of love unbound.

You send us forth to find the lost,
Abandoned, lonely, and homeless ones.
You welcome all in your embrace
Forgiving freely as daughters, sons.
You set before our hungry eyes
A feast of plenty with wine and song.
We gather round as family,
A loving circle, where all belong.

You bless all those who work for peace
And cry for justice across the land.
You give us strength to speak your word.
Against all powers, you help us stand.
You teach us how to turn the cheek,
Resisting evil, with peaceful force.
You teach us love for enemies.
Gracious, forgiving, you are love’s source.

O God of love, be with us now.
Stir up your power, transform the earth.
Renew our minds, refresh our hearts,
Send peace and justice, give hope new birth.
Establish your reign here and now,
And help us live a more loving way,
That peace may flourish in our world
And streams of justice cascade today.

 

Music: “Wexford Carol” (Carul Loch Garman) — Traditional

© 2002 Kurt Struckmeyer

2 Comments

  1. Jimmy Reader

    Beautiful. Inspiring. Thank you.

  2. Leon Hebrink

    For years I thought Following Jesus on FB was simply a “meme guy” and didn’t know about the books and blog, Etc. I started reading your reboot of Conspiracy of Love a few days ago and am really enjoying it. For me it reads like a travelogue of my 68 years on this earth. I’ve been deep diving radical discipleship for a little over 35 years and some books read like academic texts which I enjoy but constantly face that “glazed over look” when I try to share, others seem to be somewhat shallow memoirs of offense with an ax to grind but no future hope or resolution akin to what one finds in the Prophets, others grasp the detail and history of radical apprenticship of Jesus with real life import and application with a prophetic edge that speaks truth both to power and in love. I am finding your book to be the latter and really enjoying it.

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