HELEN’S HYMNS
IN FLANDERS FIELDS THE POPPIES GROW
Tune Belmont – CH4 688
In Flanders fields the poppies grow*
Midst symbols of the cross,
Reminding us of lives laid down
And of love’s greatest cost.
For those who ne’er returned from war
For those forever scarred
For families torn, communities marred
We ask your peace, O Lord.
As we with gratitude look through
The windows of wars past,
May here and now, eyes fixed on you,
We work for peace that lasts.
Yet, we know peace, when left to us
Unravels, falters, fails,
May we your love and wisdom trust
To be our better selves.
No greater love there is Christ said
Than life laid down for friends,
Dear Lord, who gave your life for us,
Walk with us til life’s end.
*The first two lines are based on the poem
‘In Flander fields’ by John McCrae
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