Forgive, O Lord, Our Severing Ways

Verse 1

Forgive, O Lord, our severing ways, The rival altars that we raise, The wrangling tongues that mar Thy praise.

Verse 2

Thy grace impart; in time to be Shall one great temple rise to Thee— One Church for all humanity.

Verse 3

White flowers of love its walls shall climb, Soft bells of peace shall ring its chime, Its days shall all be holy time.

Verse 4

A sweeter song shall then be heard, Confessing, in a world's accord, The inward Christ, the living Word.

Verse 5

That song shall swell from shore to shore, One hope, one faith, one love restore The seamless robe that Jesus wore.

Verse 6

Amen.