Lord, We Cry in Desperation

Tune: “Picardy” (Let all mortal flesh keep silence)
by Lurline Dupree
April 19, 2007

Lord, we cry in desperation:
lonely, fearful, sick, care-worn.
Covenants once made are broken:
love is wasted, hearts are torn.
Flood our desert lives, remind us:
in your waters we are born!

Shamed, we stumble, aimless, empty;
dull and joyless, without song.
Listlessly we shun your presence,
numb to you for whom we long.
With your gracious meal restore us;
fill us, make us glad and strong.

When we kneel with cloth and basin,
losing self, we find your way.
Cross and manger, font and table
lead us, make us bold to say:
“Persevering God, eternal hope!
In your presence night is day.”

Glory be to God, creator,
timeless maker of each soul.
Glory be to Christ, lord Jesus,
God incarnate, human, whole.
Glory be to God, the holy Comforter;
ever with us, guide and goal.

©Lurline DuPree
Elder, Trinity Presbyterian Church, Denton, Texas
Permission granted for use with proper attribution.