Hymn: When disaster strikes a nation

When disaster strikes a nation‚ flood‚ tornado‚ fire or drought‚
leaving scenes of devastation‚
human lives turned inside out‚
God of love‚ receive the prayer‚
wrung from us in deep despair.

When proud symbols of a nation
crumble into mindless dust‚
and‚ in fear and desperation‚
we affirm‚ “In God we trust‚”
God of love‚ receive the prayer‚
wrung from us in deep despair.

When the army of a nation‚
sent abroad to liberate‚
causes only deprivation‚
misery and rage and hate‚
God of love‚ receive the prayer‚
wrung from us in deep despair.

Verses 4-5 follow

8.7.8.7.7 7. Suggested tune: All Saints
First published in the Methodist Church of New Zealand
Conference Song Book‚ November 2004