More Sure Word

Iíll meditate on your more sure word

Iíll ruminateÝ ëtil it renews my mind

Until your messageÝ in your holy word I find

It captivates meÝ as I ponder

May I find instruction as I read the page

Truth once delivered, now sustains our search from age to age.

I chew it over and over all day long

I receive nourishment and it makes me strong
You prepare a feast on the page divine

So Lord renew my mind as I dine.

You create in me a clean, pure heart

You wipe the slate and it is prepared

Now I receiveÝ Your word and nothing can ever be compared

Iíll work it outÝ so I can discover

Truth Youíve workedÝ in my heart help me find

You write your word there and when itís uncovered I am defined

Iíll meditate on your truth once delivered.

And in true reflection I would consider

How it has become for me a burning holy fire

Like a burning bush held in my hand it ignites my desire

I see the word that I hold so dearly

I understand though it was always there

What I had heard now I would hear clearly

What I comprehend strips me bare

To stand before my Lord and dare

To taste and see that you are good

To declare aloud what Iíve understood

To proclaim the truth you have written for me there.

Anthony Foster

August 31, 2005