Godspeed
Hymn composed by
Dennis McCartyContextual information
“Godspeed” is the finale of Rev. Dennis McCarty's play, Servetus: The Radical Reformed Musical. It expresses the hope for a gentler and more diversity-accepting world
“Godspeed” is the finale of Rev. Dennis McCarty's play, Servetus: The Radical Reformed Musical. It expresses the hope for a gentler and more diversity-accepting world
Tune Name
[Godspeed]
Tune Name
Text Meter
Irregular
10.9.10.9
Song Composer
Dennis McCartyHymn Arranger
Composer Background information
Rev. Dennis McCarty is a UU minister, author, and songwriter. His play, Servetus: The Radical Reformed Musical, tells the story of proto-Unitarian martyr Michael Servetus, who was burned at the stake for heresy in 1553.
Lyricist Background information
Rev. Dennis McCarty is a UU minister, author, and songwriter. His play, Servetus: The Radical Reformed Musical, tells the story of proto-Unitarian martyr Michael Servetus, who was burned at the stake for heresy in 1553.
Arranger Background information
Lyrics
May we live so that we can see God
as we wander the mountains,
And be silent to hear when God lies
in the cries of the wind.
In the glimmer of sunlight on waves
as they dance on the bright, brilliant water,
Reaching out to the holy is only a habit of mind.
May we live for a world where beliefs
of two people can differ,
Where sincerity's never condemned,
where the brave take a stand.
Where to worship and follow our conscience
is never a reason to suffer,
And a road way to blessing lies open for all we hold dear.
There's a secret to faith, that the holy is already with us.
That it dwells in all places, embraces us, gives what we need.
And whatever God is, we will find it in love, stars and flowers,
in the joyful discov'ry, God wishes each person Godspeed.
Let us seek for the future, with God as our center of being.
Let our spirits be pregnant with faith, with the truth that we see.
Let us go forth in hope and rejoicing, and then most of all, be we grateful.
With the power to love and be gentle, God with us Godspeed.
Yes hang onto the secret, the holy is already with us;
We've been given each one of the tools that we ever will need.
So look ev'rywhere, look all about you, and there is abundance,
In the joyful discov'ry, God wishes each person Godspeed.
In the joyful discov'ry, God wishes each person Godspeed.
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