Ashes by Tom Conry (REVISED LYRICS 2021)

To support my ministry via Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chrisbrunelle?fan_landing=true We rise again from ashes, from the good we've failed to do. We rise again from ashes, redeemed, O Lord, by you. our penance, lord, our sorrow, our grieving hearts renew, an offering of ashes, an offering to you We offer you our failures, we offer you attempts, the gifts not fully given, the dreams not fully dreamt. Our stumblings, give direction, our visions wider view, an offering of ashes, an offering to you Then raise us up from ashes, your healing ease our pain. Though spring has turned to winter, and sunshine turned to rain, your rain will nurture growing, and create our world anew an offering of ashes, an offering to you. Give thanks to God the Father, who gave us life and breath. Give thanks to Christ our saviour who saved us by his death, who, with the Holy Spirit, creates the world anew from an offering of ashes, an offering to you. Text: Tom Conry, b. 1951, alt., copyright 1978, 2019, OCP. All Rights Reserved. Music: Tom Conry, copyright 1978, OCP. All rights reserved