All verses with
melodious assertion
1. ‘I will not leave you as orphans’
‘I do not leave you apart’
‘The Father gives you the Spirit
the Father gives you the Spirit
in my name, in my name.’
Chorus:
(Joyful
declaration)
‘The Spirit lives
with you’
‘We make our home with you’
dwelling whole as family
(Thoughtful response) “Abba Father, Abba Father”
2. ‘I’ve sent you the Spirit of truth’
‘I’ve left you the Spirit of Truth’
‘You know him within you’
‘He guides you and tells you
what is mine, what is mine.’
Chorus:
(Joyful
declaration)
‘The Spirit lives
with you’
‘We make our home with you’
dwelling whole as family
(Thoughtful response) “Abba Father, Abba Father”
3. ‘My peace I leave you, my family
My peace I give you, be whole!’
‘The Lord shines his face on you,
the Lord turns his face to you
and makes you whole, makes you whole.’
Chorus:
(With
reflective listening)
‘The
Spirit lives with you’
‘We make our home with you’
dwelling whole as family
(Heartfelt response)
“Abba Father, Abba Father”
4. The whole of God with us has shared
the whole of God with us is present
‘that they may be one as we,
that they may be one as we’
‘I in them, you in me.’
Chorus:
(With reflective
listening)
‘The Spirit lives
with you’
‘We make our home with you’
dwelling whole as family
(Heartfelt response)
“Abba Father, Abba Father”
O my Father, O my Father!