BICENTENARY
2006
A special
hymn to commemorate the bicentenary of
This hymn
was sung for the first time during the united service for the Week of Prayer
for Christian Unity at the church on Sunday morning 22nd January
2006.
Click on
these links to hear a recording of this hymn sung at the Bicentenary Weekend
Pentecost morning service on 4th June 2006. Broadband users CLICK HERE; dial-up
users CLICK HERE.
The
recordings are here with the kind permission of John Barnard who composed the
tune.
O
give thanks to the Lord,
His
mercy endures forever.
O
give thanks to the Lord,
His
righteousness wins the day.
Let all of the peoples on earth
proclaim,
His mercy endures for ever,
Though princes and presidents shame
His name:
His faithfulness never fails.
When swarming like bees with their
deadly sting,
The powers of evil muster,
We trust in the Lord and defiantly
sing,
His faithfulness never fails.
The stone that was dumped at the back
of the yard
Now has the place of honour.
Christ comes to save in the name of
the Lord:
His faithfulness never fails.
With shouts of salvation and waving
of palms
We celebrate His triumph;
Death’s evil dominions have been
disarmed:
His faithfulness never fails.
For this is the day that the Lord has
made
We celebrate its splendours:
God’s justice – the answer for all
that we’ve prayed,
Has proved that it never fails.
LINKS
Order of Service for Pentecost Bicentenary Morning Service 4th June 2006
Harrow Baptist
Church Home Page
Listen to the special services
Photographs of
Bicentenary events
Page last
updated 28th November 2007