Last week was spent away from my family. I think that was the first time that I have been away from them for a week. It was a bit different as often it is my husband traveling but this time it was me who was away. It was not a week alone but I was in Asia with 100 friends (I am using that word loosely). I will say that by the end of the week I did interact with quite a number of people and did make some friends. The theme of our week was The Unfinished Task.
Facing a Task Unfinished
"Facing a task unfinished
That drives us to our knees
A need that, undiminished
Rebukes our slothful ease
We, who rejoice to know Thee
Renew before They throne
The solemn pledge we owe Thee
To go and make Thee known
Where other lords beside Thee
Hold their unhindered sway
Where forces that defied Thee
Defy Thee still today
With none to heed their crying
For life, and love, and light
Unnumbered souls are dying
And pass into the night
We go to all the world
With kingdom hope unfurled
No other name has power to save
But Jesus Christ The Lord
We bear the torch that flaming
Fell from the hands of those
Who gave their lives proclaiming
That Jesus died and rose
Ours is the same commission
The same glad message ours
Fired bye the same ambition
To Three we yield our powers
We go to all the world
With kingdom hope unfurled
No other name has power to save
But Jesus Christ The Lord
O Father who sustained them
O Spirit who inspired
Saviour, whose love contained them
To toil with zeal untired
From cowardice defend us
From lethargy awake!
Forth on Thing errands send us
To labour for Thy sake
We go to all the world
With kingdom hope unfurled
No other name has power to save
But Jesus Christ The Lord
We go to all the world
His kingdom hope unfurled
No other name has power to save
But Jesus Christ The Lord"
- Original words by Frank Houghton, Music by Samuel Wesley. New words and music by Keith Getty, Kristyn, Getty, Ed Cash, and Fionan De Barra © 2015 OMF International, Getty Music Publishing (BMI), Allotrop Music (BMI), and Fionan De Barra (All Admin by Musicservices.org)
Beth
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