Author: Carl P. Daw, Jr., b. 1944 Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7 Appears in 6 hymnals Matching Instances: 1 Lyrics: 1 Faith begins by letting go,
Giving up what had seemed sure,
Taking risks and pressing on,
Though the way feels less secure:
Pilgrimage both right and odd,
Trusting all our life to God.
2 Faith endures by holding on,
Keeping mem’ry’s roots alive
So that hope may bear its fruit;
Promise-fed, our souls will thrive,
Not through merit we possess
But by God’s great faithfulness.
3 Faith matures by reaching out,
Stretching minds, enlarging hearts,
Sharing struggles, living prayer,
Binding up the broken parts:
Till we find the commonplace
Ripe with witness to God’s grace. Topics: Faith; Ordinary Time, Twenty-Seventh Sunday C Used With Tune: DIX
Faith Begins by Letting Go