Saturday, June 28, 2014

Fixed to Finish


“O God, my heart is fixed; I will sing and give praise, even with my glory” (Psalm 108:1).  “Then Paul answered… I am ready, not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.  And when he would not be persuaded, we ceased, saying, The will of the Lord be done” (Acts 21:13,14).

How rightly we should fix our heart
To sing to God and give Him praise,
And never from this mind depart
From henceforth and for all our days. 

We see this attitude in Paul
That demonstrates a focused vision
Who was a model for us all
To cast away our indecision. 

We hear him say that he was ready
To live for Christ with every breath. 
The Lord Himself would keep him steady
In bonds, affliction, or in death. 

Though some persuaded otherwise,
His confidence was not diminished. 
Upon the Lord he fixed his eyes,
Until his course on earth was finished. 

Now may the will of God be done
In us with such compelling grace  
That we may thus be fixed to run
And finish our appointed race. 

O Lord, we thank You for Your love
That draws us now fix our choice  
And set our hearts on things above
Till in Your presence we rejoice.  


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