"Who Will You Listen To?" Original Hymn (Temptation, Discernment, Listening)
"Who Will You Listen To?" Original Hymn (Temptation, Discernment, Listening)
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This hymn, originally written for the Seeking Bundle for Lent 2023, is created for use in congregational worship and other ministry contexts. We’ve set fresh words of faith to a well-loved public domain hymn tune for maximum singability.
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“Who Will You Listen To?”
Inspired by Matthew 4:1-11 and Genesis 2:15-17, 3:1-7
Tune: LEONI (6.6.8.4 D)
Words by Anna Strickland, 2022
Music by Meyer Lyon, 1770
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Lyrics:
“Who Will You Listen To?”
LEONI 6.6.8.4 D (“The God of Abraham Praise”)
Text: Anna Strickland, 2022
Music: Meyer Lyon, 1770
The voices from the past
That echo through our minds
Like noisy ghosts haunt and harass
With words unkind
Who will we listen to?
Lies that bind and abase?
Or God who counters words untrue
With words of grace?
Society demands
We always strive for more
Accumulating wealth and land
And leave the poor
Who will we listen to?
The tempter’s jealousy?
Or God’s provision and pursuit
Of equity?
A rushing flood of hate
In news we often see
Conceals God’s kingdom in a great
Cacophony
Who will we listen to?
The chaos all around?
Or God’s dream of a world made new
Where love abounds?
credit info:
Hymn text by Rev. Anna Strickland | A Sanctified Art, LLC | sanctifiedart.org
