Remembering the Victims of Newton, Connecticut

Today at church there was a few moments of silence before the start of the service and then a hymn of Lament was sung. Following are the words to that hymn. It was very difficult for me to sing. All I could do was follow along.

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In Deepest Night

In deepest night, in darkest days,

when harps are hung, no songs we raise,

when silence must suffice as praise, 

yet sounding in us quietly

there is the song of God.

When friend was lost, when love deceived,

dear Jesus wept, God was bereaved;

wo with us in our grief God grieves,

and round about us mournfully

there are the tears of God.

When through the waters winds our path,

around us pain, around us death:

deep calls to deep, a saving breath,

and found beside us faithfully

there is the love of God.

Text: Susan Palo Cherwien

Music:Thomas Pavlechko

~Linnea