Hymn of the Week: July 10, 2023

Lord, Make Us More Holy
Glory to God: 313

African American Spiritual 

Lord, make us more holy; 
Lord, make us more holy; 
Lord, make us more holy, 
until we meet again: 
holy, holy, holy, 
until we meet again. 

Lord, make us more loving; 
Lord, make us more loving; 
Lord, make us more loving, 
until we meet again: 
loving, loving, loving, 
until we meet again. 

Lord, make us more patient; 
Lord, make us more patient; 
Lord, make us more patient, 
until we meet again: 
patient, patient, patient, 
until we meet again. 

Lord, make us more faithful; 
Lord, make us more faithful; 
Lord, make us more faithful, 
until we meet again: 
faithful, faithful, faithful, until we meet again. 

Todays Devotion

This week’s hymn is almost Taizé like in that the repetition of the song gives only a change of one critical word which causes the song to reach further into the heart. 

Sung Prayer

The Glory to God hymnal has this to say about this spiritual: 
Like many African American Spirituals, this one creates a framework for almost endless expansion beyond the four stanzas given here.  This sung prayer is notable as an affirmation of God’s active care for the once-gathered community while dispersed and of hope of being reunited.