Stripped Away

Before you I stand, flesh stripped away.
Nothing hidden you see me no other way.
Judge me by a code meant to redeem.
Leaves me with hope allows me to dream.
Your law sees straight through to the heart.
At this point your mercy will start.
There is no one like you!
O Lord, take my soul, renew.

To whom can you be compared?
Your glory can it be shared?
The story of its wonder is told.
It is not something we can hold.
Many have tried to take it for their own.
All have failed the error shown.
No matter our intention, how hard we try
Possession of your glory you will deny.

Remarkably, you continue to call
Share your grace as we consistently fall.
To you, our only refuge, we endlessly turn,
Your gates always open, will we ever learn.
Upon you, we trust our fate.
Salvation comes to those who wait.
We place our hope upon your promise of faith.
Depending on you, strengthen our faith.

Turning now, we are face to face.
Our view changes from darkness to grace.
We went looking for good
In plain sight there you stood.
Now because of your justice we walk.
It is of divine justice we talk.
Now by your side we take our place.
Humbly, we do our part by grace.

No mean task, selfishness forsake,
Find a place of refuge, your life at stake.
Rest securely in a place of hope and peace
Joy is always on the increase.
Stand! Strengthen yourself in the Lord,
Our refuge redeemer, our God, Jesus our Lord,
Who is like you, O Lord?
No one, now or ever, is like our Lord!


As God Speaks
Patrick Levi Whiteley
June 19, 2010