~~MY
COVENANT~~
…
Lord I renew
my Covenant
Made long ago
with You
When I
promised I'd be separate
And Holy unto
You
When You
called to me to come apart
To be washed
and made brand new
And that day
I made a Covenant
My Covenant
with You.
Now I have
journeyed far and wide
'Tis so long
since that day
And I have mixed the
gold You gave
With dross
along the way
My feet are heavy
from the dust
As I've
traveled in the world
And pitched
my tent outside the camp
With banner
tightly furled.
My light it does not shine so bright
My praises
not so long
And I've
found the music of the world
Has crept
into my song
And I have
sought the praise of men
In place of
Your approval
And from the
place of Covenant
I have made a
removal.
So subtly the
change is made
As words
remain unspoken
And things I
promised long ago
I find that
now are broken
And the altar
where I placed a stone
And promised
to be true
Is broken
down in disrepair
Like my
Covenant with You.
But Lord
today I'm reaching up
My arms
extended high
Will You
please repair the breach
And hear my
deepest cry
Forgive me
for my apathy
My boredom and discontent
As I build
again this altar
And renew my
Covenant.
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