Online Wednesday testimony meeting

O dreamer, leave thy dreams for joyful waking,
O captive, rise and sing, for thou art free;
The Christ is here, all dreams of error breaking,
Unloosing bonds of all captivity.

He comes to bless thee on his wings of healing;
To banish pain, and wipe all tears away;
He comes anew, to humble hearts revealing
The mounting footsteps of the upward way.

He comes to give thee joy for desolation,
Beauty for ashes of the vanished years;
For every tear to bring full compensation,
To give thee confidence for all thy fears.

He comes to call the dumb to joyful singing;
The deaf to hear; the blinded eyes to see;
The glorious tidings of salvation bringing.
O captive, rise, thy Saviour comes to thee.

Love divine, Your healing presence
Lifts us to the holy place,
Where we see Your whole creation
Filled with light and crowned with grace.
We Your children know Your glory,
See Your power from above
Sweep away the shade of darkness
With the healing tide of love.

Humble hearts accept Your blessing,
Turn from sorrow, want, and sin,
Turn the page, rewrite that story,
As the Christ is welcomed in.
Now we know our true relation,
Perfect God and perfect child,
We can live in joy and freedom,
Loved, and pure, and undefiled.

As a fire is meant for burning
With a bright and warming flame,
So a church is meant for healing
Giving glory to God’s name.
Not to preach mere creed or custom,
But to prove God’s loving care,
We join hands across the nations,
Finding neighbors everywhere.

As a green bud in the springtime
Is a sign of life renewed,
May we grow as signs of oneness
’Mid earth’s peoples, many hued.
As a rainbow lights the heavens
When a storm is past and gone,
May our lives reflect the radiance
Of God’s new and glorious dawn.

We are learners; we are teachers;
We are pilgrims on the way.
We are bearers of the gospel,
We are children of the day.
By our gentle, loving actions
We would show that Christ is light.
With a humble, listening spirit
We would live to God’s delight.