Saturday, May 19, 2007

Purifying Prayer

"Let all those that seek Thee rejoice and be glad in Thee: and let such as love Thy salvation say continually, Let God be magnified" (Psalm 70:4). "Watch and pray, lest ye enter into temptation. The spirit truly is ready, but the flesh is weak" (Mark 14:38).

Let all those who love the Savior
And rejoice in His salvation,
Watch and pray lest their behavior
Be corrupted by temptation.

Let our lives be purified
By this constant rule we heed:
Let the Lord be magnified
In each thought, each word, and deed.

And since we know the flesh is weak,
Though our spirits may be strong,
Let us pray and thereby seek
Our Lord to keep us from all wrong.

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