The Church is Fast Asleep
by Lewis Hamilton
from the book “The Gardener and My Garden” c1997
The alarm clock is ringing
There’s appointments we must keep
But it’s snug here, we’re comfortable
and the church is still asleep
There’s people out there dying
It’s time they should be fed
Where is the church to help them?
Oh we are still in bed
Will someone please shake us up?
Throw water in our face
Tell us it’s time to arise
and get back in the race
Revive us Lord, we’re dying
and causing you to weep
The fields are ripe for harvest
but the church is fast asleep.
The night is nearly over, the
day is almost here. So let us
put aside the deeds of darkness
and put on the armor of light.
Romans 13:12
