Through our fragmentary prayers

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1
Through our fragmentary prayers
and our silent, heart-hid sighs,
wordlessly the Spirit bears
our profoundest needs and cries:   ...(hum)

2
Deeper than the pulse's beat
is the Spirit's speechless groan,
making human prayers complete
through the prayer that is God's own:   ...(hum)

3
Let our jabberings give way
to the hummings in the soul,
as we yield our lives this day
to the God who makes us whole:   ...(hum)

4
Search and sound our mind and heart,
Breath and Flame and Wind and Dove,
let your prayer in us impart
strength to do the work of love.   ...("Alleluia" or "Amen" - sing in free rhythm)

Words:  Thomas H. Troeger, 1985, New Hymns for the Life of the Church, 1992
   Tune:  Carol Doran, 1985, New Hymns for the Life of the Church, 1992
                    Text and music copyright © 1989 Oxford University Press

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