Do you use poems in your corporate worship settings?
I bring you the results of a poetic experiment from a recent Sunday service in the Thames Valley churches of Christ.
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Here’s the text of the poem I quote:
Lord, I come to you.
Let my heart be changed, renewed,
Flowing from the grace, That I’ve found in You.
And, Lord, I’ve come to know The weaknesses I see in me
Will be stripped away By the power of your love.
Hold me close, Let your love surround me.
Bring me near, draw me to your side;
And, as I wait, I’ll rise up like the eagle,
and I will soar with you.
Your spirit leads me on by the power of your love.
Lord, unveil my eyes,
Let me see you face to face: the knowledge of your love as you live in me.
Lord, renew my mind as your will unfolds in my life,
in living every day in the power of your love.
Hold me close, let your love surround me.
Bring me near, draw me to your side; and, as I wait,
I’ll rise up like the eagle, and I will soar with you.
Your spirit leads me on by the power of your love.
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“Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs.” Ps 100:2
God bless,
Malcolm
