When Speaking Has Ceased

When speaking has ceased and the room has grown still,
When solitude creeps over valley and hill,
The Spirit of God finds a place to alight
And puts our vain fears and our trembling to flight.

O Spirit of God, fill the earth with Your joy,
Give voice to our song that our praise may employ
Your well-spring of peace to fill ev'ry bare space
With sweet notes of gladness and fair tones of grace.

When clamor and noise fill the world with their sounds,
When harmony flees and loud tumult abounds,
The Spirit of God is not driven away;
He quiets our heart and forever will stay.

O Spirit of God, rising lighter than air,
Lift high to the Lord all the weight of our prayers,
No burden we carry is ever unknown;
No friend of the Spirit is ever alone.

Never alone.


by Johanna Anderson and Craig Courtney

http://listeninglab.stantons.com/title/when-speaking-has-ceased/447419/