"The unfolding of your words gives light ..." (Psalm 119:130a)

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Unfolded Words

“The unfolding of your words gives light”

(Psalm 119:130a)

Unfolded words, bearing light,

Held before us in darkest night.

Unseeing eyes can’t find their way,

Until unfolded they break like day.

 

Holy words, written down,

Breathed out to be our crown.

Spoken now for all to hear,

They offer life, destroy our fear.

 

Sacred words, spoken out,

Not with scream nor with shout.

Reasoned words, savory as salt,

Tell how to escape our faults.

 

Wisdom’s words pointing up,

Cool water from His cup.

Prudent words to guide the way,

Of all who come and stay.

 

Unfolded words, bearing light,

Held before us in darkest night.

Unseeing eyes won’t find their way,

Unless unfolded they break like day.

I Saw Jesus

I saw Jesus today, moving among the crowd,

His heart was breaking, His head was bowed.

He walked silently, assessing their need,

His voice was lifted and could be heard to plead,

 

“Father, who will go, whom shall I send?

Won’t even one go with Me and to their needs tend?

Just one to go where I go, to see as I see,

to pray as I am praying and do as I have done?”

 

I saw Jesus today, treading where the crowds meet.

He walked silently upon His followers’ feet.

His heart broke through theirs, His hands moved through them,

He spoke through their words as they lifted this hymn,

 

“Father, I’ll go and keep going, but whom else will You send?

Will no one go with me and to their needs tend?

Someone to go where I’ve gone, to see as I’ve seen,

to pray as I am praying and to do as I have done?”

Listen! Do you hear?

Listen! Do you hear?
The Word of God so dear
Speaks in hushed and holy tones
Amid space-less, timeless zones
Where only Two can hear.

Listen! Do you hear?
The Word of God so dear
Is speaking worlds into being
Nothingness now is fleeing
From stars and trees and deer.

Listen! Do you hear?
The Word of God so clear
Is spurned and doubted
By man and wife is flouted
Plunging into death and fear.

Listen! Do you hear?
The Word of God so clear
Is speaking now in flesh
And laid in holy creche
God now shedding infant’s tear.

Listen! Do you hear?
The Word of God so dear
Silenced now upon a cross
Suffering infinite loss
As He our sins does bear.

Listen! Do you hear?
The Word of God so clear
Speaks with trumpet’s victory sound
Empty is tomb’s lifeless ground
As triumph now comes near.

Final Prayer

I stand condemned by all I’ve done

My every sin demands its due

And I am guilty, it is true

But my final prayer is “Jesus”

 

Jesus, only Jesus

His sweet name

Undoes the blame

Jesus, only Jesus

No other name can do the same

 

My accusers have risen up

All their tales they have told

Yet not one has gained a hold

For my final prayer is “Jesus”

 

Jesus, only Jesus

His sweet name

Undoes my shame

Jesus, only Jesus

No other name can do the same

 

All my enemies gather ‘round

They surround my sorry soul

They demand I pay their toll

But my final prayer is “Jesus”

 

Jesus, only Jesus

His sweet name

Breaks their claim

Jesus, only Jesus

No other name can do the same

 

Earthly life now quickly fades

My final breaths flee away

I must let go, come what may

My final prayer is “Jesus”

 

Jesus, only Jesus

His sweet name

I whisper low

Jesus, only Jesus

My last plea as on I go

 

Jesus, only Jesus

His sweet name

None is the same

Jesus, only Jesus

All other names are said in vain

 

Jesus, only Jesus …

 

The Word of the Lord Proves True

Though pain is present and confusion is nigh,

Though fear comes calling and worries stack high,

Though skies be cloudy and hearts be blue,

The word of the Lord proves true.

 

Though friends forsake and kin turn back,

Though answers are gone and finances lack,

Though tears run rivers and wisdom’s askew,

The word of the Lord proves true.

 

Though understanding is hard and answers don’t compute,

Though explanations are goofy and reasons are moot,

Though doubts are rising and answers are few,

The word of the Lord proves true.

(cf. 2 Samuel 22:31; Psalm 18:30; Proverbs 30:5)

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