O Lord, Life Is Sacred

"Thou didst form my inward parts.
Thou didst knit me together in my mother's womb."
(Psalm 139:13)

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O Lord, life is sacred,

A gift from above;

Each person is worthy

Of honor and love.

Your works are so marvelous.

We're wonderfully made;

We each bear Your image,

Conception to grave.

Your hands shaped and formed us

Before we took breath;

You knit us together

And clothed us with flesh.

You give us our life

And ordain all our days;

Your works, Lord are wonderful;

We lift our hearts in praise.

Upheld since conception

And carried since birth,

To old age and hair of gray,

We're still of great worth.

We still bear Your likeness,

The stamp of Your hand;

You made us in Jesus

For all the works You planned.

And so, may we honor

Each person we meet;

The kindness You've shown us,

We wish to repeat.

From children to aged-

We'll serve them in Your name;

As You honor us, O Lord,

We pledge to do the same.

Today the Supreme Court of the United States of America overturned
 the long-standing, controversial decision called Roe vs. Wade, which
ends federally protected abortion in America.  The decision will now
be returned to the individual 50 states for citizens to vote on-
as it should of been done 49 years ago in 1973.

This is an historic day for America.  May it be a turning point 
 in regards to the sanctity of human life.

May God bless the Supreme Court justices who ruled on the side of life.

"O Lord, Life Is Sacred"
(1998)
Susan Helen Peterson
(1950-2004)
American hymn writer