Scripture Verse

Behold, I make all things new. Revelation 21:5

Introduction

portrait
Brian Wren (1936–)

Words: Bri­an Wren, 1978, alt. 1987.

Music: Be­gin­nings Carl­ton R. Young, 1984 (🔊 pdf nwc).

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Carlton R. Young
(1926–2023)

Lyrics

This is a day of new be­gin­nings,
Time to re­mem­ber and move on,
Time to be­lieve what love is bring­ing,
Laying to rest the pain that’s gone.

For by the life and death of Je­sus,
God’s migh­ty Spir­it, now as then,
Can make for us a world of dif­fer­ence,
As faith and hope are born again.

Then let us, with the Spir­it’s dar­ing,
Step from the past and leave be­hind
Our dis­ap­point­ment, guilt and griev­ing,
Seeking new paths, and sure to find.

Christ is alive, and goes be­fore us,
To show and share what love can do.
This is a day of new be­gin­nings;
Our God is mak­ing all things new.

In faith we’ll ga­ther round the ta­ble,
To taste and share what love can do.
This is a day of new be­gin­nings;
Our God is mak­ing all things new.*

*Alternate text for com­mun­ion.