Hymn, 10 OT A

This text is based on the readings for this Sunday: Hosea 6: 3-6; Romans 4:18-25; Matthew 9: 9-13.

The meter is 10.10.10.10.10; the tune I had in mind when writing it was "Unde et Memores," which can be found in Worship III at #733, "At that First Eucharist."



Hymn of the Day,

Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year A



“Come, let us know and strive to know the Lord;

As sure as dawn God’s coming, like the rain.”

“Oh Judah, by your words I’m not deceived;

By false lip-service and vain hearts I’m grieved.

Love—not your off’rings—shows in truth my Reign.

Love—not your off’rings—shows in truth my Reign.”



Thus Christ, in passing tax-collectors by,

Called out to Matthew, who discerned God’s cry,

Stood up and followed, much to many’s scorn.

The well need not the doctor’s tender care.

Self-righteous people court their souls’ despair.

Self-righteous people court their souls’ despair.



As to our father Abraham, the word

Came from the Lord and faithfully was heard,

So, too, for us the death of Christ the Lord

Will for the faithful, grace and life afford.

Praise be to God our Father, e’er adored!

Praise be to God our Father, e’er adored!

Some revisions done on June 9, 2008, before using at church; with the change to "Unde et memores," several accents were incorrect. Some punctuation also needed to be changed to make the meaning clearer.