When We Are Called To Sing Your Praise   

Sung to the tune of America The Beautiful

When we are called to sing your praise with hearts so filled with pain

That we would rather sit and weep or stand up to complain,

Remind us, God, you understand the burdens that we bear;

You, too, have walked the shadowed way and known our deep despair.

When we are called to sing your praise and cannot find our voice,

Because our losses leaves us now no reason to rejoice.

Remind us, God, that you accept our sad laments in prayer;

You, too, have walked the shadowed way and known our deep despair.

When we are called to sing your praise and life ahead looks grim,

Still give us faith and hope enough to break forth in a hymn,

A thankful hymn, great God of Love, that you are everywhere;

You walk the shadowed way with us and keep us in your care.

From the United Methodist Hymnal – The Faith We Sing ã2000 Abingdon Press

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