Amazing
May 31, 2009 by fatherjeff
Filed under News & Events
The following is a poem written by retiring organist Pat Newton as her farewell to St. Nicholas. Pat is leaving to devote more time to composing, writing, teaching, and spending time with her husband, Bob. They are not leaving St. Nicholas, thankfully, but are going to take a break for a while. We wish Pat and Bob the best as they follow the Spirit’s guiding.
Amazing
The grace that gives
The soul that sings
and says to you and me
We have a gift
It’s here right now
Don’t you feel a thing?
It’s love, it’s love
He died for me
He died for you, it’s true
Now our lives are changed for good,
for all eternity.
It’s not a place
But a Spirit that comes
Alone it says: Look now
We have each other,
Our hearts and minds
To share like sister and brother.
Can you sense it
In that look
Or at the altar rail?
Or in those tiny hands held up
To take a communion wafe
Don’t you feel a thing?
I said your name, He said
It’s written on my heart
Love gives and gives
And gives some more
Right from the very start.
It’s Isabel and John
Charlotte and Sue
Cason and Nancy and Phebe too
Kathy and Joe, Norma and Ben
Suzy, Barbara, BoBo and Ken
It’s Terri and Bob, Liz and Tai.
Sharon, Tom, Mike, and Nan
Linda, Pat, Larry, and Rose
Sheryl, Michelle, Nick and Anne
Doug, the Martins, young and old
And all those little ones
with feet of gold.
It’s Elaine, Trish, Virginia and Jan
Bert, Ralph, Camilla, Joan
Sheila, Steve, John and Collin
Your name is written on my heart
He said.
Gene and Susan, Kendra and Jeff
Amy, Katherine, David and Robin
Samantha, Julia, Lynn and Dorothy
Chris, Marci, Andy and Graham
All of you I can’t name here
But I see your face
I know your smile
I see your eyes
You catch me with a wink.
Don’t you feel a thing?
We can give it a name:
St. Nicholas…it’s true.
For young and old, sick and whole
We welcome everyone
Love gives and gives and gives
again
It’s the great I AM.
Do you feel it now?
Pat Newton, Organist
May 2009
