Thank you, my Abba, Father of Lights The One who holds all things together By your mighty and righteous right hand Thank you for your love for my people This nation that is called by your name You have blessed us so richly You have given us your covenant Only blessed Israel have you favored more What grace and mercy is ours Because of your very great love What kindness in your great heart For us who live on this land Thank you for choosing us to serve you To be used by you to further your cause How could we not want to serve you When you have been so good to us How you have blessed us Watched over us so kindly Given us victory over our enemies Given us favor in the eyes of the world Called us to be a City on a Hill But now we have grieved your spirit Sinned so greatly and rejected your ways We have been serving your enemy And breaking your soft, loving heart Oh God, what have we done? We have rejected blessing and peace And run after lusts for our pleasure Cheap thrills that do not fulfill Oh God, have mercy upon us Help us to repent for our sin In your love now you have to judge us To mercifully turn us from our ways I thank you for your mercy in doing this You are so kind even in judgment Your goodness is so overwhelming I thank you for your great love That you are faithful to discipline us That we may not continue in sin And destroy ourselves altogether Oh Abba, you are so good to us! Please judge us with mercy And lead us to repent Please right the course of our ship So that we can Return to Our Purpose And fulfill the destiny for which you birthed us Stephen Pursell, 9/23/17 |  |