We begin at the beginning

We begin at the beginning
Where our lives are dark and cold;
Empty spirits, wilful blindness,
Caught by lies we have been told.
Yet God's Spirit broods above us,
Yearning for an end to death;
Speaking light into our darkness,
Breathing life with every breath.

We begin at the beginning
Where a fractured world is lost -
Wealth and power its only glory,
Pain the price and death the cost.
Still God's Spirit, always moving,
Brings new hope where hope is gone;
Till we catch a finer vision -
Love for all and all for one.

Verses 3-4 follow

Tune: 8787D Nettleton (BPW657)
Michael Docker