God had gone up with a shout

God had gone up with a shout, sound the trumpets,
humble humanity raised into light.
Stunned by the after-shock, standing in wonder,
orphaned disciples were thrust into night.

Ours is their heritage born out of history,
yet God transcends all the life that we know:
grounding and source of the things of creation,
Spirit informing the way that we grow.

Verses 3-4 follow

© Andrew Pratt 12/5/2011
Tune: EPIPHANY HYMN

Andrew Pratt (born 1948)

Words © 12/5/2011 Stainer & Bell Ltd, London, England, www.stainer.co.uk. 

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