Lord, how we treasure
1 Lord, how we treasure
helpers and carers,
neighbours and workers,
answers to prayer;
sometimes in silence
sitting beside us,
bringing a blessing
just being there.
2 Proving a godsend,
serving with gladness
those in their last years
or in their prime;
bearing the burdens,
working or waiting,
hearing our stories,
giving their time.
3 Whether by daylight
or the long night hours,
sometimes in crisis,
sometimes in calm;
blessed in their wisdom,
skilled by their training,
trusting through weakness
on your strong arm.
4 So make us helpers
formed in your image,
patient to comfort
those in our care;
weep with the mourners,
laugh with the joyful,
willing to listen,
ready to share.
5 Help of the helpers,
Carer for carers,
God never-sleeping,
Maker and Friend,
Father of Jesus,
you never fail us,
keeping each promise
through to the end.
Christopher Idle
Copyright: © 2014 CHRISTOPHER IDLE/PRAISE TRUST
The words of this lyric, no. 1159 in "Praise!", are included by permission of Praise Trust and Jubilate as part of the podcast series: 30 Hymns: Christopher Idle with Lance & Sue Pierson
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