A Renewed Heart
It’s so easy to leave our first love
And pursue our selfish way,
But it’s just not worth the painful loss
We suffer when we stray…
Drifting away from Christ, our Shepherd,
And His holy, righteous path,
We lose awareness of His presence…
And sense His hand of wrath.
O God, when our hearts begin to stray,
May we quickly flee to Thee,
Returning again to our first love,
Where blessings flow so free…
No longer groping on the dark road,
Hungry and thirsty within,
But forgiven and freed from sin’s load…
Rejoicing once again.
“Create in me a clean heart, O God;
and renew a right spirit within me.”
“Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation
and uphold me with thy free spirit.”
(Ps. 51:10, 12)