Yesterday, today, forever

1. We’re standing at the crossroads

in times of feeble faith

Denying of your promise,

Yet people of your grace

You are the Lord of new things

If only we would see

If as your new creations,

we’d be who we can be.

Yesterday, today, forever

Lord our God, you stay the same

You’re the alpha and omega

Lord, for us, in Christ, you came

Spirit gift us with your power,

with your love, with love our aim

Yesterday, today, forever

We will praise your holy name.

2. We claim if you are for us,

who can against us be

Yet often as your people

we hide your victory

We wait upon you Lord now

for strength that’s undeterred;

for all that you would call us to

in thought and deed and word.

Yesterday, today, forever

Lord our God, you stay the same

You’re the alpha and omega

Lord, for us, in Christ, you came

Spirit gift us with your power,

with your love, with love our aim

Yesterday, today, forever

We will praise your holy name.

3. Come breathe a new song in our mouths

A song that sings with praise

May searching souls come know you

as Lord through all their days.

Amid a world of changes

where many lose their way

We journey with your Spirit love

before us all our days.

CODA: We will praise your holy name

© David MacGregor 1999

written for 1999 UC Qld. Synod;

with Psalm 40:2, Hebrews 13:8, Isaiah 40:31, 43:19