Hymn 183 GWA In this darkness Bridge of Waiting

Our Organist, Stephen Calder is recording the hymns from the new hymnary "God Welcomes All" to help us familiarise our congregation with the hymns to enable singing them together during worship.

Hymn 183 (GWA) In this darkness (Bridge of Waiting) (2005)
Words by Pat Bennett (b.1957), Music by John L. Bell (b.1949).

1. In this darkness
I do not ask to walk by light,
but to feel the touch of your hand
and understand that sight is not seeing.

2. In this silence
I do not ask to hear your voice,
but to sense your Spirit breathe
and know myself a word of your speaking.

3. In unknowing
I do not ask for fearless space,
but for grace to comprehend
that neither you nor I are diminished.

4, In this death
I do not seek escape from pain,
but, embracing loss, to find
the strength to cross the bridge of waiting.