Father, create in me a clean heart--
Each corrupt intent, reveal;
Remove from this soul all secret stains--
My forehead thus, to seal.
For in such bitterness the world twists, ensnared
Deranged by doctrines contrived in hell,
Yet your Son obeyed the bloody cross--
All hope springs from that Well.
No man can construct such perfect love;
Nor attain by force that glorious light;
Oh, wash me in Christ's sacrifice--
The blood that purged my plight.
For of men, I was a chief of sinners--
My heart deformed by sin,
And yet you sent your precious Son
That I might love-- like him.
For there is not one of mankind worthy
Save he that forged the Way--
That stunning Truth and mercy
That bore for me-- my grave.
Double minds burn with dark desire
And deny the blood that Jesus paid--
And thus the Life eternal--
That hope God's mercy gave.
Oh Father, break us of this madness--
Expose the cost of human pride;
For those who scoff at the humble cross
In rebellion Love defy.
Dear Father, catch these tears I shed
For all yet blind and lost;
My prayer, that each heart be broken--
That all might apprehend the Cross.
For fire now trembles Heaven's rim--
Judgement thunders from the throne;
Soon all will behold the Lion of Judah--
And his righteous judgement, know.
So, release saints from bonds of fear and silence,
That the light of Truth be no more constrained--
Let the light bequeathed at Calvary
Shine forth to glorify your name.
--Abby Elizabeth Charland
Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house.
Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.
--The words of Jesus Christ
[From the Gospel according to Mathew]
Mathew 5:14-16