Thursday, May 21, 2009

From 'A Minister's Praises'

There is much unconquered territory in my nature,
Scourge out the buyers and sellers of my souls temple,
And give me in return pure desires,
And longings after pesonal holiness. 

Monday, December 03, 2007

The Mover

O Lord I am astonished at the difference
between my deservings and my receivings,
between the state I am now in, and my past
gracelessness,
between the heaven I am bound for and
the hell I merit.
Who made me to differ,
but Thee?

Wednesday, August 29, 2007

Morning needs

O God, the Author of All Good,

I come to thee for the grace another day
will require for its duties and events.
I step out into a wicked world,
I carry with me an evil heart,
I know that without thee I can do nothing,
that everything with which I shall
be concerned,
however harmless in itself,
may prove an occasion of sin or folly,
unless I am kept by thy power.

Saturday, June 09, 2007

The Cry of a Convicted Sinner

Had I been a prince
I would long ago have crushed such a rebel;
Had I been a father
I would long ago have crushed such a rebel.

Saturday, May 12, 2007

The Divine Will

Strengthen me to pray with the conviction
that whatever I receive is thy gift,
so that I may pray until prayer be granted.

Monday, April 30, 2007

Protection

May we
be rich in faith,
be strong in faith,
live by faith,
walk by faith,
experience the joy of faith,
do the work of faith,
hope through faith.

Saturday, April 21, 2007

First Day Morning - Worship

We are going to the house of instruction,
give testimony to the Word preached,
and glorify it the heart of all who hear,
may it enlighten the ignorant,
awaken the the careless, reclaim the wandering,
establish the weak, comfort the feeble-minded,
make ready a people for their Lord.