1. Jesus,
Draw me ever deeper –
Deep into your flesh,
So I may share your sorrow
And your reign.
2. Mary,
Draw me ever deeper –
Deep into your mind,
So I may share your gladness
And your pain.
3. Father,
Draw me ever deeper –
Deep into your heart,
So I may share your kingdom
And your feast.
4. Spirit,
Draw me ever deeper –
Deep into your soul,
So I may share your sighing
Without cease.
References
1. Put your hand into the wound in my side. Don’t be faithless any longer. Believe! (John 20:27; NLT).
My soul is overwhelmed with sorrow to the point of death (Mark 14:34; NIV).
If we endure hardship, we will reign with him (2 Timothy 2:12; NLT).
2. Mary kept all these things in her heart and thought about them often (Luke 2:19; NLT).
How my spirit rejoices in God my Saviour! (Luke 1:47; NLT).
A sword will pierce your very soul (Luke 2:35; NLT).
3. The unique One, who is himself God, is near to the Father’s heart (John 1:18; NLT).
He called you to share in his Kingdom (1 Thessalonians 2:12; NLT).
You prepare a feast for me (Psalm 23:5; NLT).
4. God is Spirit (John 4:24; NLT).
We do not know how to pray as we ought, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with sighs too deep for words (Romans 8:26; RSV).
Pray constantly (1 Thessalonians 5:17; RSV).
