Poets & Saints

Scripture  

Isaiah 61:3 (NRSV)  

...to provide for those who mourn in Zion—  

to give them a garland instead of ashes,  

the oil of gladness instead of mourning,  

the mantle of praise instead of a faint …

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Lamentations 3:25–26 (NRSV)  

The Lord is good to those who wait for him,  

to the soul that seeks him.  

It is good that one should wait quietly  

for the salvation of the Lord.

Refrain  

I wil…

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Psalm 5:1–3 (NRSV)  

Give ear to my words, O Lord;  

give heed to my sighing.  

Listen to the sound of my cry,  

my King and my God,  

for to you I pray.  

O Lord, in the morning you hear my voi…

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Romans 8:38–39 (NRSV)  

For I am convinced that neither death, nor life,  

nor angels, nor rulers,  

nor things present, nor things to come,  

nor powers, nor height, nor depth,  

nor anything …

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Isaiah 30:21 (NRSV)  

And when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left,  

your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying,  

“This is the way; walk in it.”

Refrain  

The voice of God …

Scripture  

Exodus 20:8–11 (NRSV)  

Remember the sabbath day, and keep it holy.  

Six days you shall labor and do all your work.  

But the seventh day is a sabbath to the Lord your God;  

you shall not do…

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1 Kings 19:11–12 (NRSV)  

Now there was a great wind, so strong that it was splitting mountains  

and breaking rocks in pieces before the Lord,  

but the Lord was not in the wind;  

and after …

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Matthew 6:25–27 (NRSV)  

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life,  

what you will eat or what you will drink,  

or about your body, what you will wear.  

Is not life more than food,…

Scripture  

Psalm 46:10 (NRSV)  

Be still, and know that I am God!  

I am exalted among the nations,  

I am exalted in the earth.

Refrain  

In stillness, I remember who I am.

Poem  

Howard Thurman  

“There is…

Scripture  

Psalm 94:18–19 (NRSV)  

When I thought, “My foot is slipping,”  

your steadfast love, O Lord, held me up.  

When the cares of my heart are many,  

your consolations cheer my soul.

Refrain  

Merc…

Scripture  

Philippians 1:6 (NRSV)  

I am confident of this,  

that the one who began a good work among you  

will bring it to completion by the day of Jesus Christ.

Refrain  

I am being shaped by grace.

Qu…

Scripture  

Luke 18:13–14 (NRSV)  

But the tax collector, standing far off,  

would not even look up to heaven,  

but was beating his breast and saying,  

“God, be merciful to me, a sinner!”  

I tell you, …

Scripture  

Romans 8:26 (NRSV)  

Likewise the Spirit helps us in our weakness;  

for we do not know how to pray as we ought,  

but that very Spirit intercedes with sighs too deep for words.

Refrain  

What …

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Psalm 139:23–24 (NRSV)  

Search me, O God, and know my heart;  

test me and know my thoughts.  

See if there is any wicked way in me,  

and lead me in the way everlasting.

Refrain  

Even the bro…

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Zephaniah 3:17 (NRSV)  

The Lord, your God, is in your midst,  

a warrior who gives victory;  

He will rejoice over you with gladness,  

He will renew you in His love;  

He will exult over you …

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Psalm 23:5 (NRSV)  

You prepare a table before me  

in the presence of my enemies;  

You anoint my head with oil;  

my cup overflows.

Refrain  

Even here, I am welcome at the table.

Quote

Henri No…

Scripture  

Nehemiah 8:10 (NRSV)  

Then he said to them, “Go your way, eat the fat and drink sweet wine  

and send portions of them to those for whom nothing is prepared,  

for this day is holy to our Lo…

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Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NRSV)  

He has made everything suitable for its time;  

moreover, He has put a sense of eternity into their minds,  

yet they cannot find out what God has done from the beg…

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Psalm 30:5 (NRSV)  

For His anger is but for a moment;  

His favor is for a lifetime.  

Weeping may linger for the night,  

but joy comes with the morning.

Refrain  

Even here, joy is still poss…

Scripture  

Genesis 32:24–30 (NRSV, abridged)  

Jacob was left alone; and a man wrestled with him until daybreak.  

When the man saw that he did not prevail against Jacob,  

he struck him on the hip sock…