Canticle of the Turning - CCS 404 - The Beyond the Walls Choir

404 - Canticle of the Turning
My soul cries out with a joyful shout
that the God of my heart is great,
and my spirit sings of the wondrous things
that you bring to the ones who wait.
You fixed your sight on your servant’s plight,
and my weakness you did not spurn,
so from east to west shall my name be blest.
Could the world be about to turn?
My heart shall sing of the day you bring.
Let the fires of your justice burn.
Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near,
and the world is about to turn.
Though I am small, my God, my all,
you work great things in me,
and your mercy will last from the depths of the past
to the end of the age to be.
Your very name puts the proud to shame,
and to those who would for you yearn,
you will show your might, put the strong to flight,
for the world is about to turn.
From the halls of pow’r to the fortress tow’r,
not a stone will be left on stone.
Let the king beware for your justice tears
every tyrant from his throne.
The hungry poor shall weep no more,
for the food they can never earn;
there are tables spread, every mouth be fed,
for the world is about to turn.
Though the nations rage from age to age,
we remember who holds us fast:
God’s mercy must deliver us
from the conqueror’s crushing grasp.
This saving word that our forebears heard
is the promise which holds us bound,
till the spear and rod can be crushed by God,
who is turning the world around.
COPYRIGHT INFORMATION:
Words: Canticle of the Turning - Scripture text; paraphrased Rory Cooney, 1952-
Music: STAR OF COUNTY DOWN - Irish melody; arr. Rory Cooney, 1952-
Words and Music arr. © 1990 GIA Publications, Inc.
Performed by the Beyond the Walls Choir
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Performed by the Beyond the Walls Choir
All Community of Christ Congregations have permission to use this recording in their in-person worship services if they hold a reprint license.
All Community of Christ Congregations have permission to use this recording in their online worship services if they hold a reprint and streaming license.
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
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REPRINTED / PODCAST / STREAMED WITH PERMISSION UNDER ONE LICENSE #A-739874.
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[@proudgranandgramp]

This brings joy and hope to me. I want to raise my arms, also, when I sing along.

[@jensangelsgaard1854]

Beautiful and life confirming