Hymn & Tune: All for Jesus
Hosea 14 v.1-7
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Israel to the Lord God return
He your God, of Him now learn
For you have fallen by your sins
But by Him can be forgiven
Take to you words, to the Lord turn
Say to Him, Forgive, discern
We pray, receive us graciously
So to you our praise shall be
Foreign nations shall not us save
Nor idols to which we gave
Worship, for in you the needy
Find mercy, to you our plea
The Lord says, I will then heal their
Backsliding, my love I share
With them freely, my anger turned
From them, though once to them burned
I will be as the dew to my
People, to them ally
They shall grow, blossom as lilies
Have roots as Lebanon\'s trees* (*cedar trees)
Their branches shall spread, their beauty
Shall as the olive tree be
Their aroma as Lebanon\'s
Fresh like nature\'s daughters, sons
They shall dwell beneath my shadow
Return to me and me know
Shall grow as corn, vine, be sweet wine
Humans blessed with life divine