My hands also, you fit to hold a pen, Will I lift up my verses in praise of the Son? Unto thy great name I spin the verbs, Commandments which delight me – power my fingers. I have loved the grand service of a scribe, And I pray for treasures new and old. I willContinue reading “Statutes #48”
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Statutes #33
Teach me, I stand on Olivet gazing into heaven after you, O Lord, why am I so timid in Jerusalem, Judea and Samaria? The way of a witness is obscured by my cloudy fear, Thy statutes spark a flame; And I shall blaze brightly in the darkness of the uttermost. Keep it lit, O Lord,Continue reading “Statutes #33”
Statutes #26
I have sought your face in the mirror of your word, Declared to me are the delights of your garden. My ways are vain but that retreat frees me, And liberty is found there. Thou heard me cry out in despair, “Teach me to eat and drink the delicacies of your table,” Thy statutes willContinue reading “Statutes #26”
Statutes #23
Princes also did rage, like Herod, against your Anointed, Sit and speak, their words like sewage flowed. Against me their horns pushed, But I trusted in my Christ, my King, my High Priest, my Beloved. Thy servant did silently wait while words swirled, Meditate in your judgments, this filled the silence and cut the noise.Continue reading “Statutes #23”
