The roots still green

Oh God, water your garden
pour out your grace
on the dormant vineyard
that we may grow in your love

The roots still green
the shoots yet alive
under the layer of sin
in you will we thrive

Look upon us with favor
hear our lament
let us draw near to you
into your holiness


August 11, 2010
Psalm 80:1-2, 8-19
and
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Upper Room Disciplines for 2010
for August 9, 2010 to August 15, 2010,
“Wisdom”
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for August 9, 2010,
read August 11, 2010
&
Isaiah 5:1-7
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