Today's Holy Ground

When The Greatest Commandment is disregarded

then everything else that follows falls out of place.

(Matt.22:36-40

 “Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law?”

 Jesus replied: “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart 

and with all your soul and with all your mind.’

 This is the first and greatest commandment. 

 And the second is like it: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’

 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.”)

Mercy unveils its token

Across the land and sea

A new morning has broken

Holy, holy, holy

Psalm 23:3

He restores my soul; 

He leads me in the paths of righteousness For His name’s sake.

The love that pardons sinners

Where truth and grace abound

Wakens pardoned believers

To today’s holy ground

The hope wrought through redemption

As trouble’s billows break

Sweetens, with awed perception

Each holy breath we take

He, who for our transgression

Bore hate’s hostility

Teaches, through His subjection

Holy humility

Mercy unveils its token

Across the land and sea

A new morning has broken

Holy, holy, holy

No other God can conquer

And bid the darkness flee

Nor satisfy want’s hunger

With holy fealty

The strength of rebels falters

When fixed on this world’s mess

Nothing supplants or altars

God’s holy righteousness

This love, above all scandals

That no brute can confound

Bids us take off pride’s sandals

On today's holy ground

By grace we are forgiven

And so unworthy of

Earth’s small foretaste of Heaven

God’s holy, holy love

Oh, come let us adore Him

Let humble praise resound

God sees who bows before Him  

On today's holy ground

© Janet Martin

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