bring many names, beautiful and good

This is a hymn that was sung in a church I went to this weekend. Now, I am not a fan of the organ, it brings back a lot of weird feelings of when I was little and hating church. (I grew up in the Wisconsin Lutheran Synod, it wasn't a great experience, but not awful either) But while I listened to the congregation singing this song very melodiously, I read along with them. As I read the words, I would occasionally glance at Sara who was joyously weeping at the words she was singing and I couldn't help but feel over-joyed to see such a sense of restoration at work. It was pretty amazing and powerful. Which must be true, because I don't often post lyrics of worship songs. (Actually, never) But anyways, here are the lyrics to the Hymn "Bring Many Names"


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Bring many names, beautiful and good,
celebrate, in parable and story,
holiness in glory, living, loving God.
Hail and hosanna! Bring many names!

Strong mother God, working night and day,
planning all the wonders of creation,
setting each equation, genius at play:
Hail and hosanna, strong mother God!

Warm father God, hugging every child,
feeling all the strains of human living,
caring and forgiving till we're reconciled:
Hail and hosanna, warm father God!

Old, aching God, grey with endless care,
calmly piercing evil's new disguises,
glad of good surprises, wiser than despair:
Hail and hosanna, old aching God!

Young, growing God, eager, on the move,
saying no to falsehood and unkindness,
crying out for justice, giving all you have:
Hail and hosanna, young, growing God!

Great, living God, never fully known,
joyful darkness far beyond our seeing,
closer yet than breathing, everlasting home:
Hail and hosanna, great, living God!