Author: Erik Reginald Routley, 1917-82 Meter: 8.7.8.7 Appears in 33 hymnals Scripture: Luke 19:39-44 Lyrics: 1 All who love and serve your city,
all who bear its daily stress,
all who cry for peace and justice,
all who curse and all who bless:
2 in your day of loss and sorrow,
in your day of helpless strife,
honour, peace and love retreating,
seek the Lord, who is your life.
3 In your day of wealth and plenty,
wasted work and wasted play,
call to mind the word of Jesus,
'I must work while it is day.'
4 For all days are days of judgment,
and the Lord is waiting still,
drawing near to those who spurn him,
offering peace and Calvary's hill.
5 Risen Lord, shall still our city
be the city of despair?
Come today, our Judge, our Glory,
be its name 'The Lord is there'. Topics: Anxiety; City; Daily Work; Grief; Invocation; Jesus Christ Lordship; Judgment of God; National Life; Social Justice Used With Tune: BIRABUS
All who love and serve your city