It Begins with Me

Begins with Me
IT BEGINS WITH ME

By Effie Darlene Barba

 

With all the pain across this land

What can I do to take a stand?

For hope, for joy and virtue too

Oh Lord, to take my stand for You!

 

There is no hope for truth to reign

While men do use Your name in vain

Their selfish lies Your gospel feign

Our streets now filled with bloody stain

 

My Lord, I come with heavy heart

To ask You God, “What is my part?”

“What can I do? Where do I start?”

I have no strength lest You impart!

 

For if I speak, they will not hear

Embittered souls with deafened ear

With hearts of rage and hearts of fear

While truth and love all disappear

 

Such bitter rain of dark dismay

“What can I do? What can I say?”

Except on bended knee to pray

To plead You come to heal today

 

You are the ONLY Hope I know

Where virtue, truth doth overflow

I plead for them, that You might show

Your mercy, Lord to men so low

 

And let Your victory on the cross

Cover our shame, our bitter loss

Open our ears to hear Your voice

Let peace and love now be our choice

 

Turn evil hearts that they might see

Their only hope of victory

To bow their head on bended knee

Pleading for Grace, humility

 

I cannot see my brother’s pain

While anger, fear within me reign

So, first I come before You now

Please cleanse my heart, Your truth avow

 

It all must now BEGIN with Me

Lord, open now my heart to see

The selfish pride, my guilty stains

Let truth and mercy fill my veins

 

That I might boldly go proclaim

That if each one would call Your Name

And lay aside their selfish pride

Your peace and love could then abide

 

Our freedom, liberty renew

Our torch of hope for all to view

And so Dear Lord, I clearly see

Revival now, begins with me.

Twitter-able Quotes

[bctt tweet=”With all the pain across this land What can I do to take a stand? For hope, for joy and virtue too Oh Lord, to take my stand for You!” username=”effiedarlene”]

[bctt tweet=”There is no hope for truth to reign While men do use God’s name in vain Their selfish lies the gospel feign Our streets now filled with bloody stain” username=”effiedarlene”]

[bctt tweet=”You are the ONLY Hope I know Where virtue, truth doth overflow I plead for them, that You might show Your mercy, Lord to men so low” username=”effiedarlene”]

[bctt tweet=”Such bitter rain of dark dismay “What can I do? What can I say?” Except on bended knee to pray To plead You come to heal today” username=”effiedarlene”]

[bctt tweet=”Turn evil hearts that they might see Their only hope of victory To bow their head on bended knee Pleading for Grace, humility” username=”effiedarlene”]

 

©Effie Darlene Barba, 2018
Disclosure of Material Connection: I have not received any compensation for writing this post. I have no material connection to the brands, products, or services that I have mentioned except for my own books. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.

Footnotes and Credits

Photo by rawpixel on Unsplash

 

 

Share Your Ideas, Comments or Stories Here