Author: Shirley Erena Murray (b. 1931) Meter: 10.10.10 wiht alleluias Appears in 12 hymnals Scripture: 1 Thessalonians 5:18 Lyrics: 1 Give thanks for life, the measure of our days,
mortal, we pass through beauty that decays,
yet sing to God our hope, our love, our praise:
Alleluia, Alleluia!
2 Give thanks for those whose lives shone with a light
caught from the Christ-flame, gleaming through the night,
who touched the truth, who burned for what is right:
Alleluia, Alleluia!
3 Give thanks for all, our living and our dead,
thanks for the love by which our life is fed,
a love not changed by time or death or dread:
Alleluia, Alleluia!
4 Give thanks for hope, that, like the seed of grain
lying in darkness, does its life retain
to rise in glory, growing green again:
Alleluia, Alleluia! Topics: The Church Celebrates Death and Grieving; The Church Celebrates Oneness with the Church in Heaven; Communion of Saints; Funerals general Used With Tune: SINE NOMINE
Give thanks for life, the measure of our days