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.