God through His compassions

This song was written for a conference held in Detroit, MI on 12/20-21/08.
The topic was on the functioning of the members in the Body to carry out the church Prayers for 2009
The content was based on Romans 12.

Audio recordings of the messages are available at:
www.churchindetroit.org

For the first two meetings Rick Coleman spoke first and I followed.
Rick shared the entire third meeting.

God through His compassions is calling to you:
Present him your bodies a sacrifice true.
Yes, living and holy, well-pleasing to God,
A sensible service while on Earth you trod.

We are one! We are one!
In the Body of Christ!
Members all! Members all!
Who can function in life!
Each member in function is unique in Christ,
Yet joined to each other, displaying Christ’s life.

O do not be fashioned by this present age,
But transformed and renewed from stage unto stage.
God’s will—good, well-pleasing and perfect—you prove,
As ones in His Body together you move.

Of self think not highly, in mind sober be,
For God is the One who apportioned to thee,
The faith which by measure you now have received,
That gives different functions to all who believed.

Our gifts they all differ according to grace
As everyone functions in his special place.
And loving the brothers in brotherly love
Give honor to others as from God above.

by Norman J Minahan

(Use the tune to: How sweet is the story of Christ's boundless love,... music by William H Doane)