July 13, 2011

  • "Christ for the World We Sing" / Psalm 57:7-11



    Christ for the World We Sing
    (Samuel Wolcott, 1869)

    Christ for the world we sing,
    The world to Christ we bring, with loving zeal,
    The poor and them that mourn, the faint and overborne,
    Sin sick and sorrow worn, whom Christ doth heal.

    Christ for the world we sing,
    The world to Christ we bring, with fervent prayer;
    The wayward and the lost, by restless passions tossed,
    Redeemed at countless cost, from dark despair.

    Christ for the world we sing,
    The world to Christ we bring, with one accord;
    With us the work to share, with us reproach to dare,
    With us the cross to bear, for Christ our Lord.

    Christ for the world we sing,
    The world to Christ we bring, with joyful song;
    The newborn souls, whose days, reclaimed from error’s ways,
    Inspired with hope and praise, to Christ belong.


    Psalm 57:7  My heart is fixed, O God, my heart is fixed: I will sing and give praise. 8  Awake up, my glory; awake, psaltery and harp: I myself will awake early. 9  I will praise thee, O Lord, among the people: I will sing unto thee among the nations. 10  For thy mercy is great unto the heavens, and thy truth unto the clouds. 11  Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.     (KJV)

    Fix our hearts, O God, on You and on Your Kingdom, so we might sing and give praise unto You with joyful song among the nations. We confess our hearts are often fixed on so many other things apart from You and Your Kingdom and Your purposes. And we confess that we may be choosing the good things, but they may not be the best things. Help us to lay aside each and every weight and the sin that so easily entangles us. Forgive us our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness. Renew us and turn our affections once again to You so we might praise You as we ought and offer ourselves to You with a whole heart to walk in the works You have ordained for us.

    Fill our hearts with a loving zeal for Your Gospel and the glory and honor of Your name. Having been called out of darkness into Your marvelous light and having been given the ministry of reconciliation, may we walk worthy of the calling You have given us: to be ambassadors for Christ and to shine as lights in this dark world. Fill us with a loving zeal for the world so we might be fervent in prayer for the world and be bold in our proclamation of Your Gospel of salvation through Jesus Christ to a world filled with lost souls, for in the Gospel alone is Your righteousness revealed: the just shall live by faith and that there is salvation found in no other name but the name of Jesus.

    Fill our hearts with a loving zeal for You and for our brothers and sisters in Christ. May our love for You knit us together with Your children who are born again by Your Spirit and filled with Your Spirit, all who are seeking Your will be done here on earth and Your glory to be manifested here on the earth in the revival of Your Church and the ingathering of lost souls to Your Kingdom by the lifting up of Jesus Christ and Him crucified. May Christ's love constrain and propel Your Church to stand fast in one spirit and strive together for the faith of the Gospel.

    Lord Jesus, You are our Good Shepherd. We are Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, and we confess we are all prone to wander. Forgive us and have mercy upon us, for we know we too easily sway and gad about and how quickly our hearts become unfixed. Send Your Holy Spirit to purify us with Your holy fire, to awaken us out of our slumber and lethargy and lukewarmness so we might be zealous and repent. Make us single-eyed for You and Your Kingdom, so we might be diligent and make the most of the time, to work while it is day because the days are evil, that we might praise You among the peoples and sing unto You among the nations. How will the world know of Your great mercies and truth in Jesus Christ apart from our singing the new song You have put into our hearts?

    Be thou exalted, O God, above the heavens: let thy glory be above all the earth.

    * Please add your PRAYERS as the Holy Spirit leads you. *

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