



A hymn by Kim Fabricius





(Tune: Rhuddlan)





Christ is Lord of all creation,

rules the universe in peace;

brings to judgement every nation

which would be the world’s police:

Lamb of God who lies with lions,

slain, he conquers Babel’s beast.





Weapons used for mass destruction,

tools deployed in torture cell –

horror shows of sheer revulsion

scripted, acted, shot in hell:

Where is God? Not hid in heaven,

here, in blood – Immanuel!





In this world of fear and violence,

in the teeth of hate and death;

courage, Christian, and defiance

till your faithful final breath:

in our deeds and proclamation –

“God is love” our shibboleth.