We all know him in a personal way, thanks to his son and the spirit who bears witness for us. This is just a general place to post about his goodness. Not to be seen before men, just to praise, for in reading it might just as well come from our heart's too.
O heavenly Father above and within
How merciful and loving you are, to a man so grim
How undeserving and lost, in my private holocaust
For I was drowning in sorrow, without a care for tomorrow
Too far gone, there was nowhere I belong,
I was bleeding and nowhere, and I thought that you didn't care
But when I abdicate this throne, deep in my heart
And let you sit upon, my temple in the dark
You did light up my life, with the joy of repentance
And your holy peace, my transcendence
All those bad habits, and meaningless words
Those sinful thoughts and the voices I heard
depart in the night, when your spirit took flight
To sing your praises is an endless delight
I ask not for riches, nor love, nor fame
Nor to be great in your everlasting reign
but to even be least, and attend your holy feast
would fill me in joy without cease
For I didn't deserve the sorrows of life
nor thy unmerited grace, my delight
Forgiveness for sins, I just can't seem to win
but you're the only one who hasn't forsaken me
And I hear someone shout, filling my mind with doubt
For my tongue doth defile, once in a while
But whenever I did send out a thought that you were bad
You sent back twice as much good, and made my heart glad
Knowing my confusion and the wickedness I see
Always mourning the sorrow, and my hope for eternity
Sanctified Idealism, but finding no opportunity
To serve your holy throne, I expect no crown
Only blot our my sins, that I might enter your town
Deep is the heart that turns from sin,
Yet after so long I expected only grim
Your mercy, a delight in my darkest hour
Your spirit, give me strength when I face the dark power
For the hour is come, and the darkness is near
Hide my life in Christ, that I may yet disappear
I give up what remains, over years that hath drained
For so long in folly, and darkness, and pain
My heart was hardening, and I thought it would shut
sealed with betrayal and anger in a rut
now my spirit soars free, your love within me
your laws are encoded in every gene
Let no mark enter in by any means
Your tears fell from from heaven for forty days
When you were forced to destroy nearly all that you made
For all flesh on the earth did corrupt your ways
And now there it's even worse off then in those days
How deep your mercy and faithful your love
When you came in the flesh and descended as a dove
You even died to set us all free
That we humble ourselves, for your joy is eternity
I hope when it's time for your anger to reign
and fire to burn the whole world with your flame
That you will count me with those who do not remain
and turn your face from my sins and my many complaints
If you will not then I pray I might die
not with a beheading, but of a broken heart I cry
Why uplift me at all with your merciful love
If you would yet stab me in the back with the flames of your wrath
You who send rain upon the wicked and just
But in your scourging and chastisement I have come to trust
For I was given to vice, but now a living sacrifice
And if nothing else profit me, for I have no life
I plead the blood and believe in your strife
You are risen and free, for all eternity
I am moved to cry, I endeavor to Obey
Surely you will know, when you see me that day
My hero, my idol, may I walk forever in your way
in the ideal world you establish someday
And forgive the thoughts of my mind
For the flesh doth resist your will so divine
Here in the end as I run out of time
I write the last line
O heavenly Father above and within
How merciful and loving you are, to a man so grim
How undeserving and lost, in my private holocaust
For I was drowning in sorrow, without a care for tomorrow
Too far gone, there was nowhere I belong,
I was bleeding and nowhere, and I thought that you didn't care
But when I abdicate this throne, deep in my heart
And let you sit upon, my temple in the dark
You did light up my life, with the joy of repentance
And your holy peace, my transcendence
All those bad habits, and meaningless words
Those sinful thoughts and the voices I heard
depart in the night, when your spirit took flight
To sing your praises is an endless delight
I ask not for riches, nor love, nor fame
Nor to be great in your everlasting reign
but to even be least, and attend your holy feast
would fill me in joy without cease
For I didn't deserve the sorrows of life
nor thy unmerited grace, my delight
Forgiveness for sins, I just can't seem to win
but you're the only one who hasn't forsaken me
And I hear someone shout, filling my mind with doubt
For my tongue doth defile, once in a while
But whenever I did send out a thought that you were bad
You sent back twice as much good, and made my heart glad
Knowing my confusion and the wickedness I see
Always mourning the sorrow, and my hope for eternity
Sanctified Idealism, but finding no opportunity
To serve your holy throne, I expect no crown
Only blot our my sins, that I might enter your town
Deep is the heart that turns from sin,
Yet after so long I expected only grim
Your mercy, a delight in my darkest hour
Your spirit, give me strength when I face the dark power
For the hour is come, and the darkness is near
Hide my life in Christ, that I may yet disappear
I give up what remains, over years that hath drained
For so long in folly, and darkness, and pain
My heart was hardening, and I thought it would shut
sealed with betrayal and anger in a rut
now my spirit soars free, your love within me
your laws are encoded in every gene
Let no mark enter in by any means
Your tears fell from from heaven for forty days
When you were forced to destroy nearly all that you made
For all flesh on the earth did corrupt your ways
And now there it's even worse off then in those days
How deep your mercy and faithful your love
When you came in the flesh and descended as a dove
You even died to set us all free
That we humble ourselves, for your joy is eternity
I hope when it's time for your anger to reign
and fire to burn the whole world with your flame
That you will count me with those who do not remain
and turn your face from my sins and my many complaints
If you will not then I pray I might die
not with a beheading, but of a broken heart I cry
Why uplift me at all with your merciful love
If you would yet stab me in the back with the flames of your wrath
You who send rain upon the wicked and just
But in your scourging and chastisement I have come to trust
For I was given to vice, but now a living sacrifice
And if nothing else profit me, for I have no life
I plead the blood and believe in your strife
You are risen and free, for all eternity
I am moved to cry, I endeavor to Obey
Surely you will know, when you see me that day
My hero, my idol, may I walk forever in your way
in the ideal world you establish someday
And forgive the thoughts of my mind
For the flesh doth resist your will so divine
Here in the end as I run out of time
I write the last line
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