YOU HELD ME UP

YOU HELD ME UP 

Psalm 94:18

No sooner did I say, “My foot is slipping,”

As endless stress and worry filled my cup,

When troubles overwhelmed and doubts assailed me,

Your mercy and your kindness held me up.

Even when I hid from You and failed You,

Even when I squandered grace divine,

Even when in folly I refused You,

Tenderly You whispered, “You are Mine.”

You lavished me with life in all its fullness,

You answered every prayer I ever prayed,

Bestowing on me favor upon favor,

Even though I faltered and I strayed.

My faith’s enlivened by Your Holy Spirit,

Kindling in my soul love’s fiery flame,

For every promise made find its fulfillment,

Each time I pray in Your all-hallowed Name.

Myra D’Souza 06 April 2017

BEGINNING ANEW

BEGINNING ANEW

Open my lips to sing your praise,

Open my heart as my hands I raise,

Remove all blemish of sin’s dark trace,

And flood my poor soul with merciful grace.

Hasten my Lord to sweetly console,

To mend what is broken, and to make whole,

I vow to submit and yield all control,

To Your Holy Spirit enthroned in my soul.

Long have I wandered in perilous night,

Weakened by sin and its deadly blight,

Come Lord again and fill me with light,

Have pity on me, be moved by my plight.

Draw me out from the miry depths,

Blot every trace of sin’s dire effects,

Restored unto grace I now acquiesce,

Conform my weak will to Your holy precepts.

Myra D’Souza – 9 March 2017