Spirit Of Life In This New Dawn

"O Lord, be gracious to us!  We wait for You.
Be our strength every morning and our salvation in time of trouble."
(Isaiah 33:2)

Sunrise Over Cape May New Jersey

Photograph courtesy/Reddit

Spirit of Life, in this new dawn,

Give us the faith that follows on,

Letting Thine all-pervading power

Fulfill the dreams of this high hour.

Spirit Creative, give us the light,

Lifting the raveled mists of night;

Touch Thou our dust with spirit hand

And make us souls that understand.

Spirit Redeeming, give us grace,

When crucified to seek Thy face;

To read forgiveness in Thine eyes

Today with Thee in Paradise.

Spirit of Consoling, let us find,

Thy hand when sorrows leave us blind;

In the gray valley let us hear Thy silent voice:

"Lo, I am near."

Spirit of Love, at evening time,

When weary feet refuse to climb,

Give us Thy vision, eyes that see,

Beyond the dark, the dawn, and Thee.

Earl Bowman Marlatt
(1892-1976)
American veteran of WWI,
educator, editor, and hymn writer

"Lo, I am near."

This post is dedicated to my brothers and sisters in Christ
 in the Ukraine, and to all across the world whom daily face
 the upheaval of civil unrest and persecution for their faith.

Maranatha! Come Soon, Lord!