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1 God of freedom, God of justice,
you whose love is strong as death,
you who saw the dark of prison, you who knew the price of faith-
touch our world of sad oppression with your Spirit's healing breath.
2 Rid the earth of torture's terror,
you whose hands were nailed to wood;
hear the cries of pain and protest, you who shed the tears and blood-
move in us the power of pity restless for the common good.
3 Make in us a captive conscience quick to hear, to act, to plead;
make us truly sisters, brothers of whatever race or creed-
teach us to be fully human, open to each other's need.
Shirley Erena Murray (b. 1931)
Words © 1992 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188, USA. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
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