Psalm 78:23-25, 29; and John 6:32-35 – "God So Ordained the Clouds"
Prayer and song for God,
based on the psalter of "Evangelical Lutheran Worship" & original tune
Pastor Joel S Neubauer
St Mark Lutheran Church (ELCA), Yorktown, Virginia
Shared in the season after Pentecost 2021 (Covid-19/coronavirus)

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God so ordained the clouds above
and opened wide the portals of
heaven. Heaven
let manna fall to earth as rain;
let us consume it as if it were grain:
heaven’s manna.
So mortals ate of angels’ bread
as by God’s hand we all are fed
heaven’s manna.
Our Lord of wind, of flesh, of dust:
Come, lift our spirits, slay our lust;
say, “Come and taste and see and trust
I am the bread of life, and thus
Heaven’s Manna.”
Heaven, Man of
Heaven, Man of
Heaven. Amen.