Monday, October 29, 2018

Lamentation



Our strength is but a broken cistern But youre an overflowing stream
We set our minds on things below And pursue frivolous dreams
Turn us, turn us, mighty God, And mold our souls afresh;
Break, sovereign grace, these hearts of stone, And give us hearts of flesh.

Let every wall that we erect Provoke our weeping eyes,
And hourly as new mercies fall Let hourly thanks arise.
This is our lamentation This is our deep regret
Forbid that we should waste your grace As we are doing yet.

Devastated and undone It is to you I run
I cast myself on You And Your mercies come anew
But to bend is my desire Break me if that is required
Lord hear my lament And give me grace to repent

We invest such energy in things that pass away
The wood and hay and stubble will all soon decay
Avert our minds and set them on the unseen things above
The good the true the beautiful and the pursuit of love

Crush my haughty spirit and decimate my pride
Your flame, let me draw near it so i am purified
Help me hate my sinfulness until I learn to mourn
The things that grieve your Spirit I would scorn.

Devastated and undone It is to you I run
I cast myself on You And Your mercies come anew
But to bend is my desire Break me if that is required
Lord hear my lament And give me grace to repent

Change our laughter to mourning we would grieve, and mourn and wail.
Turn our joy into gloom and Make our best devices fail
When we drink of this worlds prizes we drink a bitter cup
But if we humble ourselves before the Lord, then he will lift us up.

You would transform my humble state Conform me to Your Son
Subect me to your goodness And I will be undone
Raise me up from daily death to life There is no greater pleasure
Your word is life and breath so make your presence my great treasure


Devastated and undone It is to you I run
I cast myself on You And Your mercies come anew
But to bend is my desire Break me if that is required
Lord hear my lament And give me grace to repent

Lines 3-6 from Isaac Watts
Anthony Foster
October 28, 2018





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