Show me your ways, Lord
(Psalm 25:4; NIV).
Of all your servants,
I’m the least,
Yet show me, Lord,
Your way of peace,
Where I’ll go slowly,
Say, and do
Everything with love,
For you.
As I face
Each weary test,
Please show me, Lord,
Your way of rest,
Where I’ll go slowly,
Praise, and pray
With you beside me,
Come what may.
Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil: for thou art with me
(Psalm 23:4; KJV).
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Father,
1. May I worship you
With every breath I take,
2. Rejoicing in your holy name,
Although my heart may ache;
3. Communing with you constantly,
Although I feel alone,
4. And waiting for the day
When you will lead my spirit home.
References
1. Worship the Lord in all his holy splendour (1 Chronicles 16:29; NLT).
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life (Job 33:4; NLT).
2. Rejoice before him – his name is the Lord (Psalm 68:4; NIV).
Even in laughter the heart may ache (Proverbs 14:13; NIV).
3. Pray constantly (1 Thessalonians 5:17; CSB).
Turn to me and have mercy, for I am alone and in deep distress (Psalm 25:16; NLT).
4. I thirst for God, the living God. When can I go and stand before him? (Psalm 42:2; NLT).
Wait for the Lord (Psalm 37:34; NIV).
The dust returns to the ground it came from, and the spirit returns to God who gave it (Ecclesiastes 12:7; NIV).
Tears of joy will stream down their faces, and I will lead them home with great care (Jeremiah 31:9; NLT).
Take delight in the Lord, and he will give you your heart’s desires
(Psalm 37:4; NLT).
1. God’s love
Is within, for the taking,
His light
Is as free as the air.
2. His peace
Heals each heart that is aching,
His truth
Is both upright and fair.
3. God’s Son
Is his gift of salvation,
His Spirit
Is gracious and sweet.
4. His mercy
Is for all creation,
His joy
Makes our exile complete.
References
1. He loves us with unfailing love (Psalm 117:2; NLT).
You are the temple of the living God (Luke 17:21; NKJV).
The teaching of your word gives light (Psalm 119:130; NLT).
2. The Lord blesses them with peace (Psalm 29:11; NLT).
I am the Lord, who heals you (Exodus 15:27; NIV).
He will judge the world with justice, and the nations with his truth (Psalm 96:13; NLT).
3. God loved the world so much that he gave his one and only Son, so that everyone who believes in him will not perish but have eternal life (John 3:16; NLT).
May your gracious Spirit lead me forward on a firm footing (Psalm 143:10; NLT).
4. He forgives all my sins (Psalm 103:3; NLT).
I have told you this so that my joy may be in you and that your joy may be complete (John 15:11; NIV).