Of old things forbidden
My mind made new
In that which is you
For all that which was before
Must I abhore
My old self seeking its own
May it no more greave
But only to you may it cleave
Thy life made new
Thou who art true
Draw me near to you
For long my mind
Doth seek what it can find
Though it findest not
That which it ought
My ways destroy
My thoughts employ
Darkness and death
Though this faint breath
Of existence remains
Thy stripes and stains
So heal me
Thy ways reveal me
May my joy come true
May it be found in you
And all which is discontent
Of these may I repent
Let not my callus life
Be a strife
For all of which I long
May thou be my only song
E'en a tender helper
May ne'er know
Thy spirit be my guide
Thy hope I abide
No matter the desert
My delight
In thy love thy life
I recite
Day by day
How I long
I pray to wait
For you
Thy ways
Become mine
Thy thoughts
In me fill
That I calm
And be still
To abide
In thy will
For all the breath
Of life long
This my one song
To remain steadfast
In thee oh my
Savior King
-Joshua Lee Foist
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