Your word, O God, a living sowrd,
reveals within each heart
the love of self, the hidden fears,
that keep us far apart;
we seek to stand by our own strength
but fail and fall alone,
and still we find ourselves afraid
to know as we are known.
Your word, O God, a living sowrd,
cuts deep, and there it finds
the wall we build in self-defense
that blocks our sights and blind;
we cannot see our neighbor's needs
above the walls and bars
that we have made to save ourselves,
and they cannot see ours.
Your word, O God, a living sword,
strikes deep within each soul
and opens up the path by which
you come to make us whole;
and with your love set deep within
we need not stand alone,
for love drives out our faithless fears
and makes your people one.