Wednesday, January 22, 2020

Living Gratitude



The LORD your God in your midst,
The Mighty One, will save;
 He will rejoice over you with gladness,
He will quiet you with His love,
He will rejoice over you with singing.”
Zeph.3:17 NKJV




Will we, through what we do and say
Show God our gratitude today?

He, who braved evil’s vilest blow
To save us from death’s awful woe

Who did not spare Himself with words
Though King of kings and Lord of lords

He suffered Heaven’s greatest loss
Even to death, death on a cross

Before He proved His deity
And rose again in victory

And thus fulfilled love’s plan designed
To bring salvation to mankind

And still, as ages onward roll
Only His blood can cleanse the soul

If we repent, if we believe
We then, God’s gift of grace receive

So, in this place where passions war
Where longing and contentment spar

Where darkness cannot stave the flood
Of morning and mercy renewed

Where bud with blossom is instilled
And heart is often wonder-thrilled

As earth’s four-season quadrille grants
The compositions for the dance

That vexes this doubt-harassed dust
With opportunities to trust

And to relinquish our grip
Into Hands that will never slip

But will quiet us with His love
And tame the rebel in Want’s glove

So then, as we consider He
Who keeps watch over you and me

Will we, through what we do and say
Show Him our gratitude today?

© Janet Martin






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