May it be so in me, O Lord!

If you are not familiar with Andrew Peterson…get!  On my way to work today, I queued up a shuffle of his CDs on the iPhone and heard an older song that I hadn’t heard in a while…just had to share.  I hope this isn’t morbid, but I told my wife that I wanted this played at my memorial service.

Let Me Sing
© Andrew Peterson (Clear to Venus CD)

I wanna open up my eyes
And see a more beautiful world
Let the hand of God Almighty
Sweep his colors through my life
I wanna hold tight to the laughter
And ride it like a child
On the winds that billow joyful
Through the sky

I wanna open up my heart
But you know, sometimes it’s hard to find
Because I’ve buried it beneath the selfishness
That I’ve hidden behind
I wanna stand my ground unshaken
But I wanna tremble when I kneel
And let my song remain unbroken
Through the tears

So let me sing for the love
Let me love for the lost
Let me lose all I have
For what I found on the cross
Let me trust you with my life
Let me live to give you praise
Lord, let me praise you
For the grace by which I’m saved
Lord, let me sing

I wanna open up Your word
And let the thirsty enter in
So they can drink deep of the water
You have given to them
I want to run the race with vigor
I want to fight the fight with strength
And let my song rise from a whisper
To a scream

I wanna open up my arms
And embrace that old rugged cross
I wanna take pride in the reason
And be humbled by the cause
And when this lisping, stamm’ring tongue
Lies silent in the grave
Then in a nobler, sweeter song,
I’ll sing your praise
I’ll sing your praise

So let me sing for the love
Let me love for the lost
Let me lose all I have
For what I found on the cross
Let me trust you with my life
Let me live to give you praise
Lord, let me praise you
For the grace by which I’m saved
Lord, let me sing

x

Amazing, Holy and Providential God,

May these lyrics be so in me.  May my life be a song about Your insane love for one such as me – and may the song of my life not be one that I sing to myself,
may it be one that I “sing” to all around me.  May I be found approved by You, completely enabled by You, undone by Your grace, living for your glory alone.

dennis.