Father, at times my own mind turns against my very soul,
It has become my bitter enemy for it seeks to destroy me.
Please, spare me... have mercy on my hungry soul,
Oh, how I hunger for Your righteousness
....how I long to stand in your courts,
completely clothed in Your Mercy and Love.
I have tried everything to wash away my guilt,
my heart cried every time I tried to do a good deed,
for in deep crevaces of my soul, I knew it could not erase.
Nothing I did could take away what I have done,
nothing I said could save me from myself...
O, my strength is spent...I have wandered the earth for rest,
and finding none....
I keep hearing Your whispers....like water running overthe rocks in a brook...
sweetly calling me, like the gentle breeze in the coolness of the forest.
I turn and face You and I cannot stop the tears,
There is nothing I can do to earn Your grace,
I have nothing to offer...
....just a desperate and a hungry heart.
Small and battered it is, there is nothing in it that reflects beauty,
It has been through many pains and hurts,
is there any worth in this battered soul that You can hold dear?
I feel Your Hands close around my heart, caressing its scars,
"I love you for who you are. Receive me, for I AM your Redemption,
you do not have to wander the earth alone,
I can heal you from your guilt, save you from certain death,
I know your pain....and I want you...because of you...
...nothing more.
You do not have to earn My Love,
I already have given it to You,
when I died so that you may live and be healed...
...all you have to do is recieve me.
All You have to do is follow me,
let me teach you, let me heal you."
You are the Bread of Life for my hungry heart
...the Water of the Eternal for my thirsty soul...living, breathing Water.
Truth flows in and through You, for You are Truth.
Keep my Heart...for it is now Yours forever,
I shall walk in Your footsteps,
seeking Your direction all the days of my life.
You are my Inheritance, my Love.
You are the Epic Music of Ages, the sounding harp strings of my heart,
my second heartbeat, within this new heart that You have given me,
completely healed, completely Yours alone, and never alone.
I shall forever be lost in Your Love, found in Your grace....
....always...
