Monday, May 11, 2009

The Broken Heart

Below is an excerpt of a prayer/poem from The Valley of Vision, entitled "The Broken Heart".

O Lord,
No day of my life has passed
that has not proved me guilty in Thy sight . . .
Though my sins rise to heaven, Thy merits soar above them;
Though unrighteousness weighs me down to hell,
Thy righteousness exalts me to Thy throne.
All things in me call for my rejection,
All things in Thee plead my acceptance...
Give me perpetual broken-heartedness,
Keep me always clinging to Thy cross,
flood me every moment with descending grace,
Open to me the springs of divine knowledge,
sparkling like crystal,
flowing clear and unsullied
through my wilderness of life.

Praise to the all-conquering Christ and His sovereign grace!

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