to have all our sins forgiven
from the first until the last
our whole dark slate wiped clean
nothing drug from the grimy old past
how can love like this be measured
how can grace like this be ours
speck of dust subsumed by mercy
mortal flesh meet divine powers
we have not loved as we should
not our neighbor, no not our friend
still You love us once for always
without limit, and without end
we have judged and we have shouted
selfishly we’ve chosen our own
we have talked behind the backs
mercy received, we have not shown
we have followed other idols
we’ve bowed down and worshiped clay
running after ficticious lovers
we’ve ignored the narrow way
through it all Your mercy stands
Your patience waits, Your love remains
through it all You walk beside us
through the desert, through the rains
You are all we long to honor
though our efforts fall so short
You are all-consuming wonder
none of Your will can our sins thwart
You Are All
Mind reader, that’s what you are.
Stanzas 3,4 and 5 stabbed my heart. Thanks be to God they are bracketed by the 2 stanzas before and after them. May I not take the truths of those 4 stanzas for granted.