With the saints whose stories stir us
Lord, we gather in your name,
cultures change and years pass quickly,
yet your love is still the same:
through the ages you have called us,
given a gospel to proclaim.

Aldhelm, monk and priest of Wessex
preached the gospel in his day;
riddles, songs, he used his talents:
voice to sing and harp to play.
May our gospel proclamation
be adventurous today.

Lord, you call us as disciples,
pilgrim people all our days,
let our worship and our witness
show the wonder of your ways.
Keep us prayerful, keep us joyful,
fill our hearts with songs of praise.

Praise to God, creator, Father,
praise to Jesus Christ the Son,
praise the Holy Spirit, working
in the world since time begun.
Sing with Aldhelm, sing God's glory
while unending ages run.

Rosalind Brown
Copyright © 2004 Rosalind Brown
For the Diocese of Salisbury 1300th anniversary of Aldhelm
Tune: Regent Square