So great a cloud of witnesses;
So rich our heritage of grace;
So great salvation burns within;
So glows Your glory in this place;
Our Father God, we rise to lift
Your praise for such a time as this.

This day of grace, this day of need,
When sin consumes the ones You love,
When families die, and spirits starve
While hands can never grasp enough:
Lord Jesus, did You freely give
Yourself for such a time as this?

Then give Yourself; be Christ in us;
Be life and joy and hope and peace;
Be holiness and living pow'r;
Be full forgiveness, full release;
Be all You are--love's greatest gift;
Be Lord for such a time as this!

Words by Ken Bible
Music by John B. Dykes
© 2000 by LNWhymns.com. CCLI Song #3305577.