This was absolutely my favorite hymn as a child. Now I am a man, and I have written a few hymns of my own. They are entirely unsuitable, as hymns.
Here I am Lord
I the Lord of sea and sky,
I have heard my people cry
all who dwell in dark and sin
my hand will save
I who made the stars of night,
I will make their darkness bright
who will bear my light to them
whom shall I send?
Here I am, Lord
Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night
I will go Lord,
if you lead me
I will hold your people in my heart
I the Lord of snow and rain,
I have borne my people's pain
I have wept for love of them
They turn away.
I will break their hearts of stone,
give them hearts for love alone
I will speak my word to them
whom shall I send?
Here I am, Lord.
Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night
I will go Lord,
if you lead me
I will hold your people in my heart
I the Lord of wind and flame,
I will tend the poor and lame
I will set a feast for them
my hand will save.
Finest bread I will provide
till their hears are satisfied
I will give my life to them.
Whom shall I send?
2 comments:
very beautiful. I always want to be a missionary when I was kid...
It's a wonderful song, and a prayer - as a hymn should be.
I remember one time I got up and sang that in front of the whole class. I don't remember what grade I was in. There was snickering, I think.
I can't recall now, why I did it. I feel like I wouldn't have just got up there and done that. It must have been in some context where other people were also getting up, and doing things in front of the class - and I just chose to do that.
But since I can't recall the exact circumstance that led me to doing it, I lean towards it maybe having been a subtle form of rebellion on my part.
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