The Alverna Covenant

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This is My Father’s World- 59

This is my Father’s world, and to my listening ears,

all nature sings and round me rings the music of the spheres.

This is my Father’s world; I rest me in the thought

of rocks and trees, of skies and seas; God’s hands the wonders wrought.

This is my Father’s world; the birds their carols raise,

the morning light, the flowers bright, declare their Maker’s praise.

Our God has made this world and shines in all that’s fair;

in rustling grass I hear God pass, who speaks to me everywhere.

Our God has made this world; oh, let us ne’er forget

that through the wrong seems oft so strong, God is the ruler yet.

God trusts us with this world, to keep it clean and fair.

All earth and trees, the skies and seas, God’s creature everywhere.

Seed, Scattered and Sown- 395

Seed, scattered and sown,

wheat, gathered and grown,

bread, broken and shared as one,

the Living Bread of God.

Vine, fruit of the land,

wine, work of our hands,

one cup that is shared by all;

the Living Cup, the Living Bread of God.

Is not the bread we break a sharing in our Lord?

Is not the cup we bless the blood of Christ outpoured?

Seed, scattered and sown,

wheat, gathered and grown,

bread, broken and shared as one,

the Living Bread of God.

Vine, fruit of the land,

wine, work of our hands,

one cup that is shared by all;

the Living Cup, the Living Bread of God.

The seed which falls on rock with wither and will die.

The seed within good ground will flower and have life.

Seed, scattered and sown,

wheat, gathered and grown,

bread, broken and shared as one,

the Living Bread of God.

Vine, fruit of the land,

wine, work of our hands,

one cup that is shared by all;

the Living Cup, the Living Bread of God.

As wheat upon the hills was gathered and was grown,

so may the church of God be gathered into one.

Seed, scattered and sown,

wheat, gathered and grown,

bread, broken and shared as one,

the Living Bread of God.

Vine, fruit of the land,

wine, work of our hands,

one cup that is shared by all;

the Living Cup, the Living Bread of God.

Savior, Like a Shepherd Lead Us- 558

Savior, like a shepherd lead us, much we need thy tender care;

in thy pleasant pastures feed us, for our use thy folds prepare.

Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, thou has brought us, thine we are;

blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, thou has brought us, thine we are.

We are thine; do thou befriend us; be the guardian of our way,

keep thy flock; from sin defend us; seek us when we go astray.

Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, hear thy children when we pray;

blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, hear thy children when we pray.

Early let us seek thy favor; early let us do thy will;

blessed Lord and only Savior, with thy love our spirits fill.

Blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, thou has loved us, love us still;

blessed Jesus, blessed Jesus, thou has loved us, love us still.

Morning Has Broken- 53

Morning has broken like the first morning,

black-bird has spoken like the first bird.

Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning!

Praise for them, springing fresh from the wind!

Sweet the rain’s new fall sunlit from heaven,

like the first dew-fall on the first grass.

Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden,

sprung in completeness where God’s feet pass.

Mine is the sunlight! Mine is the morning

born of the one light Eden saw play!

Praise with elation, praise every morning,

God’s recreation of the new day!