SING HEY FOR THE CARPENTER

Come with me, come wander,

Come welcome the world,

Where strangers might smile

Or where stones may be hurled;

Come leave what you cling to,

Lay down what you clutch

And find, with hands empty,

That hearts can hold much.

Chorus

Sing Hey for the carpenter

Leaving his tools!

Sing Hey for the Pharisees

Leaving their rules!

Sing Hey for the fishermen

Leaving their nets!

Sing Hey for the people

Who leave their regrets!

Come walk in my company,

Come sleep by my side,

Come savour a lifestyle

With nothing to hide;

Come sit at my table

And eat with my friends,

Discovering that love

Which the world never ends.

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Come share in my laughter,

Come close to my fears,

Come find yourself washed

With the kiss of my tears;

Come stand close at hand

While I suffer and die,

And find in three days

How I never will lie.

Chorus

Come leave your possessions,

Come share out your treasure,

Come give and receive

Without method or measure;

Come loose every bond

That’s restraining the spirit,

Enabling the earth

To be yours to inherit.

Chorus

– John L. Bell