The sun rose early; climbed into the sky;
Took away the cold night air;
Brought the warm dawn light.And Jesus sat upon a rock,
Looking round at the gathering throng
Who came to the mount to hear him speak–
To hear him sing his song.

Many were sick; many there were sore;
Many of them were desperate;
Many of them were poor.
And Jesus sat upon a rock,
Looking round at the gathering throng
Who came to the mount to hear him speak–
To hear him sing his song.

‘Tho’ you feel lost –
God’s always gonna be with you,
Tho’ you feel sad-
his grace is gonna see you through.
Don’t lose your temper –
’cause in the end you’re gonna win this fight.
Always strive for justice-
everything’s gonna be alright.’

And Jesus sat upon a rock,
Looking round at the gathering throng
Who came to the mount to hear him speak–
To hear him sing his song.

‘When you show mercy –
then mercy will be shown to you.
Act with integrity –
and you’ll see your vision come true.
Where you solve conflict –
they’ll call you the “children of God”.
Some people may hate you-
but the love of God is yours.’

Dave Andrews

downloadable mp3 under Songs of Grace and Struggle at
http://www.daveandrews.com.au/songs.html