LABOUR DAY HYMNS

We Hear the Cries of Millions

Amos 5:11-12, 21-24

We hear the cries of millions, weighed down with stress and strain;
the rich are growing richer; the poor cry out in pain.
Come, Sister-Brother Spirit, and help us all unite,
to join in loving kindness and faith to work for right.

Now jobs are getting scarcer, while corporations thrive;
the unemployed are struggling to keep their hope alive.
Come, Brother-Sister Spirit, and guide us to be fair,
to change oppressive systems so everyone will share.

Join hands for jobs with justice, with workers’ rights ensured,
with safe and fair conditions, health care for all secured.
Come, Sister-Brother Spirit, and fill us with Your power;
inspire our words and actions in this most urgent hour.

Now let us work together to bring equality,
so all are fully nourished to be all we can be.
Let justice roll like waters, like everflowing streams;
come, Brother-Sister Spirit, awaken hopes and dreams.

Words © 2011 Jann Aldredge-Clanton -- PASSION CHORALE, or AURELIA, or ANGEL’S STORY, or WHITFIELD 7.6.7.6 D