This psalm – and also the song by Ian Sinclair, “The King’s Shilling” to which it is set – begins with battle but leads to a call for peace.

 

Come, Spirit, Come (Psalm 144)

Tune: The King’s Shilling (Ian Sinclair)

Words: Kiran Young Wimberly © 2015

 

Come, Spirit, come
Rescue us, we pray
Shield us and save us, and come down to stay

Blessed be the Lord, my Rock and Shield
My hands are ready for the battlefield
O be my fortress, Deliverer
My shield and refuge
My shield and refuge as I fight this day.

Lord, what are humans that you think of them
Or mortals that you care for them?
Their days pass by like shadows grey
They’re a breath of wind on
They’re a breath of wind on a winter’s day

Come, Spirit, come
Rescue us, we pray
Shield us and save us, and come down to stay

Tear apart your heavens and come down to stay
Stretch out your hand now and rescue me
The lightning flashes and the arrows soar
And the mighty waters
And the mighty waters they are drowning me

I’ll take my harp and to you I’ll sing
Yours is the victory, O King of Kings
Deliver me from the cruel sword
From all who harm me
From all who harm me and the ones I love

Come, Spirit, come
Rescue us, we pray
Shield us and save us, and come down to stay

May our sons be strong as trees full grown
May our daughters stand as pillars firm
May our barns be filled with all we need
May there be no sorrow
May there be no sorrow on our streets today

Come, Spirit, come
Rescue us, we pray
Shield us and save us, and come down to stay

Blessed are the ones on whom such goodness flows
Blessed are the ones who trust the Lord
For God requires nothing more
Than to love each other
Than to love each other and to love the Lord

Come, Spirit, come
Rescue us, we pray
Shield us and save us, and come down to stay

 

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