O Praise the Gracious Power


O praise persistent truth that opens fisted minds
and eases from their anxious clutch the prejudice that blinds:

We praise you, Christ! Your cross has made us one!

O praise inclusive love, encircling every race,
oblivious to gender, wealth, to social rank or place:

We praise you, Christ! Your cross has made us one!

O praise the tide of grace that laps at every shore
with visions of a world at peace, no longer bled by war:

We praise you, Christ! Your cross has made us one!

O praise the power, the truth, the love, the word, the tide.
Yet more than these, O praise their source, praise Christ the crucified:

We praise you, Christ! Your cross has made us one!

O praise the living Christ with faith's bright songful voice!
Announce the gospel to the world and with these words rejoice:

We praise you, Christ! Your cross has made us one!