If We Answer

He is fierce and He is tender

He’s our judge and our defender

And He calls us to surrender

For He loves us to the core

He is frightening and resplendent

He is present and transcendent

He’s enmeshed and independent

And He cannot love us more

So He calls our names

And we fear Him for His goodness

For we know He won’t be tamed

So He calls our names

And we wonder if we answer

Will we ever be the same

He’s a comfort and a terror

A destroyer and repairer

He’s more terrible and fairer

Than our mortal tongues can say

He is hidden and revealing

He’s appalling and appealing

He’s our wounding and our healing

And He will not turn away

Holy Lamb of God

And He cannot love us more

Holy Lamb of God

He is wild, He is wonder

He is whispering and He is thunder

He is over, He is under

And He suffered for our gain

He’s a comfort and a danger

He’s a father and a stranger

He’s enthroned and in a manger

And He says we’re worth His pain