Introducing Sonrise 2000 Prayer Wave
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There was ... Sonrise 2000 Prayer Wave
Brunswick Heads January 1, 2000
Participating Towns
Then it was ... Come Alive 2005
November 9 - 12, 2005
NOW IT IS TIME FOR ...
Prayer of Christian Unity for Australia ...
Almighty and eternal God,
You keep together those you have united,
Look kindly on all Australians,
We are all consecrated to you by our common baptism;
Make us one in the fullness of faith
And keep us one in the fellowship of love.
We ask this through Our Lord Jesus Christ, Your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
One God, for ever and ever.
Amen.
Reading from the Letters of St Paul to the Ephesians
"If we live by the truth and in love, we shall grow in all ways into Christ, who is the head - by whom the whole body is fitted and joined together, every joint adding its own strength, for each separate part to work according to its function. So the body grows until it has built itself up, in love."
Ephesians 4:16
Song of Unity
The Southern Cross
Words & Music by Darin Browne
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1. Underneath a southern sky lies a land of rugged beauty.
It's our country, it's our home, this is Australia.
In the drought, or flooding rains,
As the seasons roll and change,
This is the lucky country. Set beneath the Southern Cross.
2. We know how to give our best. We've known hardship & rejection.
In our past, there's always gain, that's mixed with loss.
In our hopes and in our pain, we will lift our eyes again.
To see our destiny revealed beneath the Southern Cross.
CHORUS
So together we will stand, Arm in arm and hand in hand.
We will join our hearts to pray for Australia.
For in the Cross we will see we have our destiny.
So let's stand for the nation that we love.
And look to Him, as we look to the Southern Cross.
3. They used to call us lucky but now the luck's run dry.
'Cause we've got broken hearts and homes, hear the battered children cry,
All our leaders need to see that to guide this great country,
They must turn to Him who died upon a rugged cross.
CHORUS
Bridge : The Cross that lies above us, is a symbol in our skies,
It's serving to remind us of Jesus Crucified.
For the love that held Him to the Cross is poured upon this land.
We must turn to Him, He holds our destiny in His hands.
CHORUS
So together we will stand, Arm in arm and hand in hand.
We will join our hearts to pray for Australia.
For in the Cross we will see we have our destiny.
So let's stand for the nation that we love.
And look to Him, as we look to the Southern Cross.
Album is 'Heaven in My Heart'
Colossians 3:2
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