The Altar
Robert L. Withers; December 6, 2017
Let my heart be an altar
On which the fire of love for You,
Of worship and of praise,
Shall never die or smolder,
But rather shall ascend to You
With increasing fervent
Heat and light.
May this altar radiate warmth for others,
And may its flames direct
Their eyes upward to You.
Let the fire of Your Holy Spirit
On this altar consume all
That is not of you, and let the
Son of Man be seen in its flames.
Oh may the hot lava of Your love
Flow from this altar.
Purifying and renewing my mind,
Burning away blindness from my eyes.
May Your Word from the altar
Shine a pathway for my feet,
Guiding the work of my hands,
Infusing my tongue and lips with life.
Behold the dwelling place of God is in man,
And man comes home to live in God.
Heaven and earth kiss each other.
The Word was made flesh,
Is being made flesh;
Christ in you, Christ in me, Christ in us.
Let my heart be Your altar,
Let it know no unholy fire.
Guard it, protect it, watch over it,
Let Your Holy Spirit and Your Word tend it;
May it be joined with other hearts and altars,
And by Your grace may we set souls aflame
With the fire of Your love in Jesus Christ.
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