In Your Hands
O Lord! I delight in You!
In Your hands I lay my feet,
That I may walk a straight and narrow path, undistracted and unwaivering
And that I may also fall to them in prayer and dedication to You
In Your hands I lay my head,
That I may think only pure thoughts that glorify Your holy name
And that I put my head-knowledge to good practice for You
In Your hands I lay my mouth,
That I may loudly proclaim the grace and mercy of You, my dear Savior
But that I may also know when to stay silent
In Your hands I lay my eyes,
That I may be fully aware of what you have blessed me with,
But that I may not see my neighbor's possessions and become jealous
In Your hands I lay my emotions,
That I may not let them rule me or speak louder than Your Word,
But that I constantly yearn and burn with passion for you
In Your hands I lay my face,
That others may recognize the fullness of joy I don't receive in anything else but You,
And that I present the peace and calm only You continue to bring to my life
In Your hands I lay my voice,
That I may joyfully sing your praises all the day long
And that I use it- along with my heart- to glorify You and only You
In Your hands I lay my arms,
That I may properly use them to embrace my friends, family, and strangers in Your love
Whethere in times of joy, pain, or sorrow
In Your hands I lay my heart,
That I may allow You to be the strength of it and my portion forever,
And that I may store up Your Word inside, so I might not sin against You
In Your hands I lay my legs,
That I may travel to the ends of the Earth and back spreading the Good News of the sacrifice You made for me
And that I may walk in Your Truth, Spirit, and Light
In Your hands I lay my time,
That I may use it for the furthering of Your Kingdom and not my selfish interests
And that I may be at peace with the rhyme and rhythm of your clock's tick and your clock's tock
In Your hands I lay my hands too,
That I may gently grasp your word and use it as the fiercest weapon against Satan's attacks
And that I may carefully clasp my hands in prayer and thankfulness to You
And that I may let you work through my fingers so earnestly that I leave clean fingerprints of Your image on everything I touch
O Lord! I delight in You!
Man, I am so glad you shared this with all of us. I just love it!
ReplyDeleteI second Sarah. This was as great the second time as it was the first time. Thanks for the encouragement and the willingness to share.
ReplyDeleteHello, I am a Christian in Spokane, Washington, and I was searching the internet for a song that I heard some time ago that I think was sung by a woman from Kansas City. I googled the only line of the song that I can remember: "I put my hands on your hands, and I dance with you." I looked through 2 pages of disappointing and revolting hits of songs about putting hands on all kinds of other places on the body, until I saw something delightful on the 3rd page. It was a quote from your blog about your life being in His hands. I just want to thank you for your light shining in a dark world. You are beautiful. Bless you, Hillary Joyce
ReplyDeleteThe song is called Thank You for the Cross. I am trying to find it online now. I cannot remember who sang it tho. We just sang it at our women's retreat and i am in love with it
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