Climbing the Heights

Saturday, April 19, 2014

From my weakness make me strong

From my weakness make me strong 

In my strength humble me

Break down my kingdom

And may yours come

In me


Still my tongue

Till it drips of kindness 

And tender be my ways

Soften my heart


Breath courage through

My gaping wounds

Wrap thy wisdom and grace 

Round my heart


So set my eyes

On thy sweet sacrifice 

Will my ways to

Sing thy praise 


Humble me

And fill me

With strength 

And love


To serve as thou

Hast from above

To set aside

My pride


And surrender

My spirit

Be filled

In thee


To deny all that

Which fleeting be

To taste that which

Satisfies


Open my heart

To a broken people

Love not of my own

Become me


My life no more

Save in thy keeping 

Be my one and only

Thought pursuing


Live I to die

That others might live

To taste and see

That thou art good


Oh source of life

Be always near me

Thy will be mine

A grafted vine


Bear thy fruit

Upon this resurrected 

Vine


The wine of thy

Eternal fount

Fill my veins


And nourish me

In the drought 

And dark


Thy spark

A flame

To fire me


Unquenched consume

And conquer me

That all remain

Thy one and only


Wherefore this life

I fleeting find

Be thou alone

My every ambition


And so desire

That dares to dream

Dream on the theme

Of thy kingdom come


-Joshua Lee Foist

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