Sunday, October 21, 2018

Captive’s Pursuit


I have been apprehended
Drawn like water from a well
Still Ill pursue till life has ended
Though Hes entered my heart to dwell.
I will go hard then after Christ
So to know Him, for His sake
To pursue the pearl of greatest price
All my boastings I forsake.

For the Lord has taken hold of me
So Ill take hold of Him
I will cling tightly till I see
The glories told of Him.

To gain Christ, and be found in him
for His honor, for my joy
I will pursue Him to the end
With all the strength I can employ
All the righteousness I need to trust
Is found in Christ and Christ alone
I will be changed for change I must
Because He has made me His own.

For the Lord has taken hold of me
Abandoning the past as blight
I press on to future glories
Straining forward into the light

To make it mine onward I press
For Christ has made me His
There is no other holiness:
His grace Ill not resist.
Though Christ has sought and found me
Chosen and staked His claim
And wrapped His arms around me
To seek him still will be my aim

For the Lord has taken hold of me
So Ill take hold of Him
I will cling tightly till I see
The glories told of Him.

Ephesians 3
Anthony Foster
October 21, 2018


No comments: