As Tranquil Streams


As tranquil streams that meet and merge
And flow as one to seek the sea,
Our kindred hearts and minds unite
To build a church that shall be free —

Free from the bonds that bind the mind
To narrow thought and lifeless creed;
Free from a social code that fails
To serve the cause of human need:

A freedom that reveres the past,
But trusts the dawning future more;
And bids the soul, in search of truth,
Adventure boldly and explore.

Prophetic church, the future waits
Your liberating ministry;
Go forward in the power of love,
Proclaim the truth that makes us free.