O Lord, Who dwelt in bramble bush
And burned with flame of fire,
Please pierce my soul with briar's heat-
Purge my desire.
O Lord, refine with bristling fire
Your chosen vessel rare,
Etched deep by thorns, before the world,
Your name to bear.
O Lord, I now will turn aside
And see the berries fine
That make the drink of Your good will
A precious wine.
O Lord, I take the offered cup-
Please, with Your Spirit, fill;
Then light this vessel with Your flame
To do Thy will.
Author notes
Scripture this poem is based on:
Deuteronomy 33:16
Exodus 3:2-4
Acts 9:4-5, 15-16
Matthew 20:21-23
Luke 22:42
Ephesians 5:18
Luke 12:49
Matthew 5:16
Written August 25th, 2005
In a list
A contest entry
- Friend in India by Hnjenny2.
300 points, ended November 11, 2005, 7 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
What did you think
Comments
1 - 12 of 12
-
An enjoyable write...
An enjoyable write; the presence of God has an amazing effect on our spirit and our being, when we're willing to open up to Him; nicely done. Maybe you would like my poem called "On God's Mountain". --Joe -
Thank you- when God inspires, I have to write. It's all His doing!
-
wonderful!
wonderful! cant find no fault in it at all and wouldnt want to! This makes my heart sing also. Such joy and glory to Lord Jesus! This is everything I want to be, to serve the Lord too. excellent writing. God bless you and yours and may you have lives abundantly in the joy of Him that He promises those who love Him. mary xoxo -
Awesome, awesome, awesome! This is one of those writes that makes my heart sing to the Lord. I am intrigued with the structure of this, there's an interesting imbalance that still works. It has a special kind of finesse. Well done, sis!
-
Wow, this was really cool. I thought about paul when I read the thorns part. I loved it, Good write, this piece was beautiful. You did an awesome job on this piece, I really loved it. It flowed really well, It just rolled off the tip of my tounge. I loved it.
-
Amazing prayer! Wonderfully done! Peace of Christ, Kelly
-
A very rich versed poem, full of praise and honouring God. Easy to read, and so full of devotion for communion and faith.
-
It's nice that you read and use the Bible to inspire others
-
I have to agree with Joanne. You have stated the things we all should seek after, mainly to be filled to the brim with His Holy Spirit. Lovely write. vj
-
I do like how you allow various verses to inspire your poetry. This one takes similar images and uses them to build upon on another. I like how it flows from encounter to trials to satisfication.
-
At first I wasn't crazy about the kind of stutter in the rhythm in the last line of each stanza, but I think that it works nicely. This is a great devotional poem.
-
Beautiful write full of your love for the Lord. It is the cry of my heart too to be filled to overflowing with His Holy Spirit so that I can do His will. This inspires me so. Thank you. - joanne
Adding your comment:
1 - 12 of 12
6 old applause
