1 Thanks be for Doctor Luke,
disciple of the Way,
who wrote the universal book
that speaks to us today:

2 That speaks of Pentecost
the day of wind and flame
when power was given to all Christ's friends
who gathered in his name.

3 Of how from place to place
the glorious Gospel spread:
news of the One who died for all,
Christ risen from the dead.

4 Of known and unknown saints
who wakened to God's call;
of Peter, Philip, James and Mark,
of Stephen and of Paul.

5 Of how they bore reproach
and won the martyr's crown,
who went with courage to the world
and turned it upside down.

David Mowbray
© 1992 David Mowbray/Jubilate Hymns
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