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Forgive us, Lord, when we have not engaged
failing to scribe Your heart on history’s page
make us again what we were made to be
Transform, revive, and heal society.

Faithful to govern ever may we be
selfless in service, loving constantly
In everything may Your authority
Transform, revive, and heal society
Transform, revive, and heal society

Andy Flannagan, Noel Robinson, Graham Hunter

This was sung at the Houses of Parliament (UK National Prayer
Breakfast 2022 - the first time in 3 years a meeting had taken place
in person), which was attended by 700 MPs and peers. These
regular acts of worship celebrate the contribution of Christianity to
the national life of the UK and reflects on the continuing relevance
of the Christian faith to politics and public life.

Final Hymn

We have heard God in the hush of day’s ending
whispering our name in the deep space of night;
leaving the nets of torn lives that need mending,
we’er called to follow, to walk in Love’s light.

We have heard God in God’s covenant story:
Rainbow of promise and bone-knitting breath;
Cross on the sky-line transformed by God’s glory,
speaking of hope and a life beyond death.

We have heard God in the din of life’s clamour
as we converse in the world’s sacred throng;
Silence’s syllables and liturgy’s grammar
teach us the Word of heavenly song.

We would hear God in the rush and the resting –
speaking, in Christ, of a love that won’t cease;
Opening our hearts for the Spirit’s warm nesting;
Blessing our journeys with mercy and peace.

Words: Wendy Fellingham: Tune: Epiphany
The Blessing