The Awakened Sinner

Posted : 29 Mar, 2012 02:25 AM

O my forgetful soul,



A wake from thy wandering dream;



turn from chasing vanities,



look inward, forward, upward,



view thyself,



reflect upon thyself,



who and what thou art, why here,



what thou must soon be.



Thou art a creature of God,



formed and furnished by him,



lodged in a body like a shepherd in his tent;



Dost thou not desire to know God�s ways?







O God,



Thou injured, neglected, provoked Benefactor



when I think upon thy greatness and thy goodness



I am ashamed at my insensibility,



I blush to lift up my face,



for I have foolishly erred.



Shall I go on neglecting thee,



when every one of thy rational creatures



should love thee,



and take every care to please thee?



I confess that thou hast not been in all my thoughts,



that the knowledge of thyself as the end of



my being has been strangely overlooked,



that I have never seriously considered



my heart-need.



But although my mind is perplexed and divided,



my nature perverse,



yet my secret dispositions still desire thee.



Let me not delay to come to thee;



Break the fatal enchantment that binds



my evil affections,



and bring me to a happy mind that rests in thee,



for thou hast made me and canst not forget me.



Let thy Spirit teach me the vital lessons of Christ,



for I am slow to learn;



And hear thou my broken cries.



By Valley of Vision

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