We’re standing here on holy ground,
on land your hand has made;
Your art displayed in timeless rocks,
in purple haze and space;
Its mighty gums and feathery ferns
your beauty magnify.
Tread softly then, in awe reflect,
and listen to the land.
We’re standing here on holy ground,
on land which ancients trod.
They wrote your law in hills and streams
in rocks and caves and trees;
A law to tell us who we are,
to guide and make us strong.
Tread gently then, respect the earth,
remember whence we’ve come.
© J Brown. Ad. -Vs 1-2
Tune: I heard the voice…
Our land is alive
with the glory of God;
desert sands hum
and gum trees dance.
Brown grasses sing
and mountains
breathe their stillness.
All created things
add their rhythms of delight
and even stones
rap out their praise.
Let our voices mingle
with those of the earth;
may our hearts join
the beat of her joy,
for our God is with us:
the Source of all being
surrounds and upholds us.
Christ Jesus
walks beside and before us.
The Spirit moves
within and between us.
Blessed be God,
our wonder and delight.
INVOCATION
Bäpa God,
source of all life,
answer our call,
as a mother responds
to the cry of a child
in the night.
Jesus Christ,
teacher and friend, Liberator,
stand beside us
as bearer of our humanity,
and sharer of God’s grace.
Creator Spirit,
giver of new life,
purposeful guest,
prod us to praise,
calling us to be a people
of hope and faith in Christ Jesus. Amen.