Perspectives' Resolve

Lord,

In your great presence I am far too small to be counted

I’m a mere speck under the foot of a towering giant

I’m an ordinary grain among the sands of the oceans

And you Lord, are the waters of the seas that move me at will

I’m helpless against you and wholly dependent on your mercy

I’m common and short of greatness, destined for obscurity

But by loving grace alone I’m now chosen to become more

Through the fire of your spirit I’m refined and made molten

Shaped by your own Holy breath, you call me now special

With praise and thankfulness I am transformed to have worth

And with others I’m now cast as a part of the Kings cup

Now, so honored to bring sweet wine of loving gratitude to your lips

Let my praises forever exalt your glorious wonders

For against you there are none worthy to compare

You’re the source of all that is good, righteous and holy

Your vast compassion, beyond the explanation of men

You lift up the humble and soon humiliate the proud

You alone stand in the sovereign judgment of worth

 I’m like a blade of grass before the roaring flames of a furnace

I could not hope to defend myself against your terrible power

At only your will I could vanish in smoke and exist no more

And my name would soon fade to never be heard again

The hope of my life could disappear as though I never existed

And among the hoards of humanity I would not long be missed

But you, you know my name Lord and you’ve written it down

You sing it over me in sweet songs of endearment

Though of my own accord, I have no acclaim on the earth

And in the heavens, bear no right before angels

You lift me up above my own worthiness and call me your own

You speak my name before the angels to call me your beloved

The elation of salvation soon leaves me broken and humble

For I know that I could never bear the payment of what I have earned And I could never earn what I have been freely given

As a man, I know not even the full weight of my own sin

For it is both known and unknown to my limited mind

You are my judge, knowing all, yet having forgiven, remembering none

Men judge by what they know and you by what they cannot

Your mind and standards being beyond the limitations of men

When judgment is finished and the earth rolled up like a scroll

Some among the greatest minds of men will have fallen

Both prey and victims of their own wisest reason and judgment

All knowing then without need to reason, that you alone are God

I will not protest for what I deserve, nor assert my right

For what I rightfully deserve is beyond my ability to bear

And your loving kindness is more worthy than any treasure by far

Your loving arms about me keep me safe far beyond peril

And all that I have in you, I could not even conceive to ask

Worthless made worthy, pauper made prince, my God calls me friend

So I stand now trembling in reverent fear of your sovereign power

Yet still, resting peacefully, well protected by your unending love

One free to choose on the earth is now made slave of love by choice Your grace is my blanket, your mercy, my pillow while I await your return My eternal employ, chosen with grateful and loving resolve is clear To bring unending joy and a smile to your face, the God of my heart