Attentive to the Rhythms
Channel: Colin Pye
Date: 26/06/2021

'Attentive to the rhythms' : a song inspired by my friend and colleague, Geoff Colmer. Geoff has had a torrid year battling myeloma, and now incredibly he is beginning a year as President of the Baptist Union - his theme'attentive to the rhythms of grace'.

As the Kingfisher streaks out of the sky 
radiant golden and blue
I have waited so long to behold this sight 
I have watched the horizon for you

I’ll be attentive to the rhythm of grace
looking for a rumour of angels 
in the broken places        
In stillness and quiet I’ll wait
I will search after you

As I stand on the edge of an ocean shore
braced against wind and the rain
In the groan of the sand in the ebb and the flow 
I encounter a presence I know 

I’ll be attentive to the rhythm of grace
looking for a rumour of angels 
in the broken places        
In stillness and quiet I’ll wait
I will search after you

I stand in silence, 
watching the sunrise, 
waiting for the chorus of the dawn to be sung 

In the eyes of a child and an old man too
there’s a love that is strong, and is true
and the joy on their faces 
as they laugh and they play
is a vision that points me to you

I’ll be attentive to the rhythm of grace
looking for a rumour of angels
in the broken places        
In stillness and quiet I’ll wait
I will search after you