Peter Grant wrote this song based on Hosea 14, which is suitable for Lent. At As One Voice, they also note it would work for a second Rite of Reconciliation.
The sheet music can be purchased for download at Willow. Their preview shows enough of the sheet music to look at its suitability, but the musical snippet is rather short and doesn’t show the tune off to its best advantage.
My backing has the whole song to sing along to for learning purposes.
Refrain
Return to the Lord, my people, now your sins have made you fall.
Return to the Lord and say to him:
“Forgive our sins, accept our prayer, accept our prayer.”
1 And God says, “I will bring you back to me,
I will love you with all my heart.
My anger is turned away from you;
Like rain to the desert, so I will be to you.”
2 “And you will blossom like the lily,
Planted firm as the cedar tree;
As the olive shall be your splendour;
Like cedars of Lebanon shall be your perfume.”
3 “Once again in my shade you will shelter,
And your harvest of grain shall be full.
Much fruit shall you bear, like a vineyard;
As good wine of Lebanon your name shall be praised.”
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