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Lord Jesus Once You Spoke to Men
Verse 1
Lord Jesus, once You spoke to men
Upon the mountain and the plain,
O help us listen now as then
And wonder at Your words again.
Upon the mountain and the plain,
O help us listen now as then
And wonder at Your words again.
Verse 2
We all have secret fears to face,
Our minds and motives to amend.
We seek Your truth, we need Your grace,
Our living Lord and present friend.
Our minds and motives to amend.
We seek Your truth, we need Your grace,
Our living Lord and present friend.
Verse 3
The gospel speaks; and we receive
Your light, Your love, Your own command.
O help us live what we believe,
In daily word of heart and hand.
Your light, Your love, Your own command.
O help us live what we believe,
In daily word of heart and hand.
A contemporary hymn reflecting on Jesus' communication of God's kingdom message.