I went on a hymn-hunt after the message today
after the man who brought the message shared the lyrics.
Thank-you Richard!
(also for the last line in this poem)
This benediction to the Old Year is more like a resolve for the New,
To grasp with renewed wonder
To timeless truths of old
And satisfy heart-hunger
With what hands cannot hold
To sense the thread of moments
Unravel as they weave
A sacred recrudescence
Deigned by Who we believe
To cling with firm conviction
To He who does not shift
And anchor each ambition
In hope’s unashamed gift
To not become too weary
To do the good I/we ought
But press toward the vic’try
In a good fight well-fought
To guard against the anguish
Of disillusionment
And not let love’s cause languish
In selfish discontent
To trust the Rock of Ages
Amidst the raging gale
And hold on to the Pages
That Last Gasp will unveil
To pay closer attention
(lest God forbid, it slips)
To the gift of redemption
And Soul-dier it equips
To not let vain emotion
Control life’s little lease
But make love's sole devotion
Salvation’s Centerpiece
© Janet Martin
that ye love the LORD your God…
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