Deep

Deep is the fountain of promise

Deep is the mystery of death

Deeper still is the river of life

That calls us into its depths.

Down, down into the deep

The blood calls out to those who sleep

Plunge into its undertow

And into its life-giving flow.

Cover us Lord, cover us

With the water of your Word

The cleansing power poured out on us

Wash us  as it is heard.

Cover us, Lord cover us

With lovingkindness’ flood

Until we are clean again

Purged by your cleansing blood.

Deep is the river of mercy

That flows from the storehouse of grace

Each time one steps into its current

The guilt of sin is erased.

So down into the deep

There your own you will keep

And none may ever fathom  this

None may plumb the depths of bliss­­­

Cover us Lord, cover us

With the water of your Word

The cleansing power poured out on us

Wash us  as it is heard.

Cover us, Lord cover us

With lovingkindness’ flood

Until we are clean again

Purged by your cleansing blood.

Anthony Foster

March 5, 2014