Another Attempt at Hymn Writing

   For those on the historic 1-year lectionary here is a short hymn for next Sunday (the 12th Sunday after Trinity; Saint Mark 7. 31-37)  - - -   JW

JESUS NOW EPHPHATHA CRIES

Words: Jay W. Watson, 2014

Tune: Neander, Joachim Neander, 1680

8 7 8 7 7 7

Leaving Sidon comes the Savior

Through the coasts and to the sea

Mute delivered broken sinner

Hoping that His touch would free

Lord with victim stepped apart

Fingers spit Redeemer’s start

Touching sighing Word thus proclaimed

Ears to hear and speech to ring

Though imploring silence maintained

Gospel can but shout and sing

The crowd beyond all amazed

Chanting His merciful Grace

 

Bringing heaven in this service

Christ for you in bread and wine

His forgiveness heals deafness

Paschal Word on which you dine

In the bloody Lamb baptized

Jesus now Ephphatha cries