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Sometimes I wonder, Lord,
if you've turned away and hidden from me...
At least, sometimes, that's how it feels...
But...
At least, sometimes, that's how it feels...
But...
would you ever turn away from me, Lord?
would you ever hide your face from me?
could you ever forget me?
I don't really think so.
In fact, I don't believe so.
It's more likely that I'm the one who turns from you.
would you ever hide your face from me?
could you ever forget me?
I don't really think so.
In fact, I don't believe so.
It's more likely that I'm the one who turns from you.
who tries to hide from your eyes
while all the while you seek me out, pursue me,
and show me the face of your mercy...
It's me who plays hide-and-seek with you, Lord, while all the while you seek me out, pursue me,
and show me the face of your mercy...
but there's no hiding from you no matter how hard I try...
Like a child I pretend that if I turn my back to you,
I'll become invisible,
that if I run and hide, you won't see me
that somehow I might escape the light, the truth of your gaze...
Sometimes I try to hide
because I'm ashamed of what I've done or failed to do;
embarrassed by my words or deeds, I try to hide
until I've "put myself back together..."
But I can't hide from you,
especially when I need you, Lord...
In your mercy, only you can see and mend and heal
what's wounded, broken, hidden within me...
It's the light of your truth, Lord, that reveals my need
to stand before you, face to face,
to come back to you with all my heart:
to let the light of your truth brand my soul with mercy
and heal me with your grace...
Then, redeemed by your love, I'll have no need
to run and hide from your gaze...
Then, with my heart turned 'round
I'll hear your word of truth,
I'll hear you call my name,
and call me to do as you ask:
to love you with all my heart and mind
and to love my neighbor as myself...
Help me stop playing games, Lord:
no more hide-and-seek!
I know you watch my every step:
not to catch me when I fail
but to lift me when I fall;
not to stalk my every move
but to strengthen me in faith;
not to weigh my every deed
but to wait my heart's return...
Guard me every step of the way, Lord,
lest I fail or fall, lest I weaken in faith,
lest my heart resist your care for me...
Help me turn back to you with all my heart:
to begin again, to start afresh
and live one day at a time...
When I do what's right in your eyes, Lord,
it's my joy to stand before you!
that somehow I might escape the light, the truth of your gaze...
Sometimes I try to hide
because I'm ashamed of what I've done or failed to do;
embarrassed by my words or deeds, I try to hide
until I've "put myself back together..."
But I can't hide from you,
especially when I need you, Lord...
In your mercy, only you can see and mend and heal
what's wounded, broken, hidden within me...
It's the light of your truth, Lord, that reveals my need
to stand before you, face to face,
to come back to you with all my heart:
to let the light of your truth brand my soul with mercy
and heal me with your grace...
Then, redeemed by your love, I'll have no need
to run and hide from your gaze...
Then, with my heart turned 'round
I'll hear your word of truth,
I'll hear you call my name,
and call me to do as you ask:
to love you with all my heart and mind
and to love my neighbor as myself...
Help me stop playing games, Lord:
no more hide-and-seek!
I know you watch my every step:
not to catch me when I fail
but to lift me when I fall;
not to stalk my every move
but to strengthen me in faith;
not to weigh my every deed
but to wait my heart's return...
Guard me every step of the way, Lord,
lest I fail or fall, lest I weaken in faith,
lest my heart resist your care for me...
Help me turn back to you with all my heart:
to begin again, to start afresh
and live one day at a time...
When I do what's right in your eyes, Lord,
it's my joy to stand before you!
Help me do what's good,
what's honest and just, what's pure and true,
what's loving, kind and forgiving...
Help me do the next right thing!
Help me turn my heart to you, Lord:
show me the light of your truth
and shine upon me the warmth of your face...
Amen.
Help me turn my heart to you, Lord:
show me the light of your truth
and shine upon me the warmth of your face...
Amen.
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