I wept and I cried before the LORD, my God;
It was well past due, but I said, “I will confess my sins before You.”
And You forgave the iniquity of my heart and brought me to Your Son;
In joy, I pray to you, in happiness, I exalt the name of my God.
My heart was like an unruly animal before You;
And I could not tame it, I could not quiet my own thoughts;
But I said, “I will go back to what I first believed.”
And then I said, “These wicked men which seek my life, I will forget their words.“
There were You, Oh my God, right where You first found me.
I repented, for You made my heart upright before You.
You turned my heart back toward You, and opened my eyes to Your grace.
You gave me new revelation concerning Your Son and His lovingkindness.
I sought the Lord and I found Him;
He has healed my iniquity.
When I set my mind on things below,
My sin resurrects and I see my fault.
When my eyes are set on You, Jesus,
My sin is no more, for You forgive my sins.
I love the Lord, what more can I say?
How can one not love the Lord?
My desires are lust, but Your will is pure;
I am a sinner, but You graft me in contrary to nature.
You supernaturally change me;
In You there is no sin, so I dwell in You.
Cleanse me by Your Word that I may be clean;
Wash me with the pure water of Your Word;
It takes upon my curse to make me clean.
Surely I deserve death, but Your Son died for me;
I consider myself dead to sin, and joined to You;
My life is not my own, for You bought me with a redemption price.
You tasted death for me that I would not die;
When I sleep, I know You will be there;
How can one not love the Lord?
For my God is for me.
The third heaven is unutterable and You have made them;
That which is heard cannot be repeated and You have spoken it.
How much less can man utter You?
Your works are innumerable,
And You do the works
Which man can tell of You?
The only One who has seen Him can tell of Him;
He resembles Him fully and the name is in Him;
So man can see Him and yet live to tell of Him;
And he is given understanding.
Your name is too wonderful to comprehend.
Living are You and nothing escapes Your notice.
You watch with a watchfulness — unescaping;
Your eyes are flames of fire.
You see the works of man, that they are nothing;
They are burned up at the appearance of You;
Your foot will step on earth and nothing will stand;
The heavens will hide its face, and the earth will melt with heat.
Teach me how to pray oh Lord;
I pray that You teach me to pray.
Make in me a heart of desire,
That I would not grow faint in it.
Let my prayer be done in faith
With my tongue moving and my heart speaking
In secret and not before men lest my reward be poured out.
Let my speech not be in vain before the King
With words that are few and my petitions known throughout
Let me be watchful in it, guarding the heart as treasure.
Keep me from sin for the sake of my prayers;
For the sake of my loved ones that I pray for.
Oh, that the Son of God would find faith on earth when He comes!
Oh, that He would see His servants waiting for Him, watching!
Blessed are they that He finds ready at His coming!
He will gird Himself and wait on them!
The earth rotates on its axis,
And it is one day;
The moon revolves around the earth,
And it is a month;
The earth around the sun,
And it is a year.
And the LORD God hallowed the seventh day.
The earth faces the sun and it is day;
The earth faces away, and the night comes.
While the earth's face is toward the sun;
It sees the light and rejoices in the light;
If it turns its back to the sun,
It has no light and cannot see a thing.
Listen to the luminaries because they speak;
They have no mouth and do not utter a word.
But they speak louder than the boasts of men.
What goes around but does not come around?
Who sows an apple seed and gets an orange tree?
Does a donkey give birth to a snake? Or a fish to a seal?
What is best for man to do in his short life?
Then to fear the LORD and face Him all his days.