Waters of Grace

Rainbow over Jericho-

God's sign tied to water

 that brings the hope of His promise.

Waters of Grace

Tune: Dunstan

Look to the sun, thru’ waters of grace,

See The Lord’s pledge to the whole race

In vivid hues for me, for you,

His Word, His peace is true.

Look to the Son, thru’ waters of grace.

Salvation’s paid for the whole race.

Life is renew’d, for me for you.

His Word, His peace is true.

God looks at you, thru’ waters of grace,

And then prepares a heav’nly place.

For Christ’s own blood has ransomed you.

His Word, His peace is true.

Look to the world, thru’ waters of grace,

Your neighbor see in ev’ry face.

Let God’s love shine to all thru’ you,

His Word, His peace is true.

This hymn teaches with words and memories of Bible stories.

 It first compares the cleansing flood and the waters of baptism. 

The next comparison is between the promise never again 

to destroy the earth and the promise

 not to condemn the forgiven soul. 

Our look to our Sun of Righteousness (the very Son of God)

 is compared to the saving look

 to the bronze serpent lifted up in the wilderness.

 Finally, we are to compare the loving look that God bends to us

 with our own views of our neighbors.

 All of this plays against the visual picture 

of the beauty displayed when sunlight, 

filtered through rain clouds, 

is bent into a rain bow and the spiritual beauty

 in which we are clothed by the Son

 as He shines through the waters of grace.

© Natalie Grace, August, 1999

Thank you to Natalie Grace Hartwig

for sharing her words of hope blessing.