Every Thought Captive

I set my mind on things above

On mercy, goodness, and your love

So purify my heart and mind

Of any sinful thought you find.

May the meditations of my heart be acceptable to You

My the thoughts I thinkÝ come in line with what is True

Iíll take every thought captive , Iíll make them your slave

You nail them to the cross, You take them to the grave

IíllÝ covenant with my twoÝ eyes

To turn my gaze away from lies

Iíll reckon Your Truth to be true

And reject deceits that cloud my view

My mindís a battlefield at times and I show no valor there

My thought life doesnít measure up to theÝ life that I declare

But Lord I have no secrets that you have not discerned

There is no hidden motiveÝ that you have not overturned.

Iíll take every thought captive to the Cause of My christ

For the cross where you killed sin has more than sufficed

Iíll reckon Your reality, and reject the reign of sin

And render myself unto youÝ as a righteous instrument.

Colossians 3, Romans 6

Anthony Foster

October 3, 2005

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