Poems by Hazel Servante

(Hazel is my prayer partner on the Africa Mercy.)

The question

There’s a question to ask, Lord, can You take it,
an honest appraisal of all that is seen
The question Lord, comes - You’ve heard it before;
There are those who ask, there are those who ignore -

God in Your control are the grains of the sand,
the rain-stores are emptied at Your command
Yet, for all this, Lord, there are yet still,
questions to ask; listen up for a while

There are those who’ve got plenty,
those who’ve got nought
There are those who are empty
and those with no thought
Of want

The answer, Lord... that’s our desire
To put all to right, to come up with a cure
For these people

But Lord, You’re not silent, nor distant nor cold
There’s a future that’s forever, a story untold for the nations
Lord, for each murmur, each question that comes
Remind me of Love, remind me of Hope

Turn my questions to Jesus, to new Life, new Hope
Turn my questions to worship, open for more
Of the Love of a Father, who compels us
To adore

Lord, in worship, the answer is found,
In humble confession, that Your love surrounds
The widow and orphan; mercy that's real
Love unended, whose compassions never fail

So compel us to love, compel us to serve
Keep us from idols, from that which will spoil
Clean hearts and hands, clean vessels for You
Lord, make us like You, to do Your will
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The Rainbow in the Cloud
- The Covenant of Grace

In the cloud, there shall be a rainbow,
The Lord’s Covenant of Grace,
To perpetual generations,
Never again to send the flood.


The waters covered the deep,
The Father rained Justice on the earth
His wrath subsided, the waters receded,
Redemption on His heart.


Noah found Grace in the eyes of the Lord;
The Covenant between,
Stands for ever:
Christ our Redeemer

Written from the dawn of time
To Reconcile Creation
In the cloud, a rainbow,
The Lord’s Covenant of Grace.
Genesis 6 v 8; 9: 8-17; Rom 3:24