God the earth maker

redminoma · Post by **redminoma** » Fri Aug 05, 2011 4:52 am

Hi, I am trying to find the lyrics to a hymn, might be from New Zealand because everything I have searched starts referencing the New Zealand Prayer book. Here are the lyrics I can remember:
God the earth-maker, creator of all
Love at our beginning Mercy when we fall ... (beginning of verse 1, I think)
I am also pretty sure the second and third verses start "God the pain-bearer" and "God the Life-Giver"
I think the final verse pulls it all together: "Earth-maker, Pain-Bearer, Life-giver..."

It will probably help you to know that it goes to the same tune as the hymn "Lord of All Hopefulness" (Slane, Irish ballad melody)

If you figure this out I will be both impressed and grateful, trying to remember the words or even find the song is making me crazy...
thanks!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Mon Oct 22, 2012 6:27 pm

I know you posted this ages ago but the song is called "God, the Earthmaker" Words by Hal Greenwood. Copyright 1992 Moss and Eli Music (ASCAP) P.O. Box 11132 Fort Worth, TX 76110

God the earthmaker creator of all,
love at our beginning, mercy when we fall;
shaper of our image, in your likeness made,
mirrors of your glory which never shall fade.

God the painbearer whose bearing imparts calm
to the soul healer of shattered hearts.
Some hurst we see plainly, some we cannot face.
Remake us you image forgive us in grace.

God the life giver, the breath of our breath
so present in birth as well present in death
Now flow through our being and teach us to greet
your image and likeness in all that we meet.

Earthmaker, pain bearer life giver are you
Beside and before us both loving and true.
Behind and beneath us you give peace rest
within and above us your image to bless.