We were told to go forth and multiply
To fill and subdue all the earth
Lord, gather the scattered whose holy heartcry
Is to proclaim their scatterer’s worth
As we declare good news of new birth
Gather the scattered- the sheep of your fold
Bring us to shelter in you.
Gather the scattered- bring us out of the cold
Keep us like you said you would do
Restore our souls and make us new
Gather the scattered who’ve been sent out
To have others feed on our fruit
Though scattered and battered and sometimes in doubt
You have grafted us into your root
Now holiness is our pursuit
You have scattered your seed o’er the earth
And improved this world’s fallow ground
We bloom where were planted- we are the new birth
Bearing fruit wherever we’re found
Even when we’re abased we abound
Gather the scattered when comes harvest time
Separate wheat from the chaff
Gather the branches of the living vine
Who have sojourned the pilgrim path
Save us from the final wrath
Gather the scattered who’ve been sent out
To have others feed on our fruit
Though scattered and battered and sometimes in doubt
You have grafted us into your root
Now holiness is our pursuit
July 24, 2025
Anthony Foster
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