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.
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©Effie Darlene Barba, 2018
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