Hymn words
As the deer is drawn to water
After Psalm 42
Tune: Ar Hyd y Nos (All Through the Night)
As the deer is drawn to water,
My soul to God.
Yet in all the pain and slaughter
Where is my God?
When, the holy days observing,
We meet darkness undeserving,
Still we struggle on, preserving
Our faith in God.
When the billows close above
Where is your God?
‘“Where is your God?” they say…’
(James Martineau)
My God is in the swirling majesty of galaxies, and in
the fundamental components of whatever matter is,
both light and dark.
My God is in the breath of every life that breathes
the atmosphere of Earth, and of every kindred
planet there must be.
My God is in the wisdom
Hymn for high summer (8.7.8.7.)
When the turtle doves are purring
in the hedgerow and the copse,
and a gentle breeze is playing
over fields and green tree-tops;
When the white clouds in the blue sky
cast cool shadows on the earth,
and the meadow grass is stirring,
swaying to the Spirit’s breath;
When, above, the swifts are wheeling
and, below, the
Follow the flame
Remember the flame that guides
The journeys of our lives;
Illuminates each hour and precious day.
Its radiance we need, we’ll follow its lead –
For love will guide us and show us the way.
Remember the reasons why
We’ll never choose to walk by;
But stand for what is right and just and true.
Unitarian women
Tune: Ar Hyd y Nos (All through the Night)
For the ones who went before us,
We now give thanks.
For the legacy they left us,
We now give thanks.
In your image you created
Women to be celebrated.
For each one so dedicated,
We now give thanks.
From the shadows they’re emerging
To take their