A prayer for worship
October 15, 2009
This is from The Valley of Vision, the collection of Puritan prayers we’ve used in corporate worship several times. In light of the previous post, I thought this might be helpful for you in your preparation for worship.
GLORIOUS GOD,
It is the flame of my life to worship You,
the crown and glory of my soul to adore You,
heavenly pleasure to approach You.
Give me power by Your Spirit to help me worship now,
that I may forget the world,
be brought into fullness of life,
be refreshed, comforted, blessed.
Give me knowledge of Your goodness
that I might not be overwhelmed by Your greatness;
Give me Jesus, Son of Man, Son of God,
that I might not be terrified,
but be drawn near with childlike love,
with holy boldness;
He is my Mediator, Brother, Interpreter,
Branch, Shepherd, Lamb;
Him I glorify,
in Him I am set on high.
Crowns to give I have none,
but what You have given I return,
content to feel that everything is mine
when it is Yours,
and more fully mine when I have yielded it to You.
Let me life wholly for my Savior,
free from distractions,
from worldly cares,
from hindrances to the pursuit of the narrow way.
I am pardoned through the blood of Jesus -
give me a new sense of it,
continue to pardon me by it,
may I come every day to the fountain,
and every day be washed anew,
that I may worship You always
in spirit and truth.
-from The Valley of Vision, ed. Arthur Bennett, ©1975 The Banner of Truth Trust.