Forgiveness amend
My heart that resentment
Hath sought and love
I've forgot
I've wronged and been wronged
Yet where is my acceptance
Where has my desire
Acquired a taste for bitterness
I long for the sweet refreshment of truth
To rest in it's comfort, surity, and proof
Yet what must I lose for all this regain
Release from me this bondage of blame
Name in me that which I will not
Remove the cords which bind me
And free me of myself
Death I become that I may live
Not for myself
But thy love transfused
Deep in my veins
Hope here remains
While faith be my shield
To thee alone must I yield
And repent of my ways
No matter the cost
Your love alone is priceless
And no other hope have I
Than this
So break me of my idle mind
Sever me from my idol kind
That I may seek thee alone
And love and forgive
As thy breath doth give
My life is thine
And none other will do
So grant me a grace
To others love too
Seeking in kindness
Humility and peace
These wrongs I release
Forgiveness always
To reconcile the wrong
And joy be our song
Renewed we in love
As you have restored
So may we live on
Our lives be a story
Of your forgiveness
And grace
-Joshua Lee Foist
