Lord, Give Me Words
Lord, give me words so I can praise
Your worthy Name, I pray,
For You are holy, good, and kind
And care for me each day.
Lord, give me words so I can lift
The weary soul to You,
For words can comfort, heal, revive
When gracious, kind, and true.
Lord, give me words so I can point
The lost to life above,
For Jesus died and rose again
To offer saving love.
Lord, set a watch before my mouth
So I will only say
The things that please and honor You
And bring You joy today.
Christina Joy Hommes
Lord, Teach Me
Lord, teach me of Jesus
Who died for my sin
Then rose to redeem me
And cleanse me within.
Lord, teach me of Scripture
My treasure and light,
So faithful, enduring,
And changelessly right.
Lord, teach me of heaven
Where glory awaits
Your loved ones who enter
Its beautiful gates.
Lord, teach me the value
Of living for You
With loving devotion
In all that I do.
Lord, teach me to notice
Your work day by day,
Yes, teach me to praise You
And love You, I pray.
Christina Joy Hommes
Oh, to Be Single-Hearted
Oh, to be single-hearted
Fully on fire for You
Caring what Jesus only
Thinks of the things I do
Oh, to have love consuming
All of my strength and soul
Yielding with glad abandon
Unto Your kind control
Oh, to be single-minded
Focused on Christ alone
Pure in both thought and motive
Making my Savior known
Oh, to know more of Jesus
Daily renewed by grace
Knowing Your will and living
Seeking to run my race
Oh, to be more like Jesus
Oh, to believe and be
Filled with Your Spirit’s power
All that You want for me
Christina Joy Hommes
I’ll Use What God Has Given
I’ll use the voice God gave me
To praise His holy Name,
I’ll use the tongue He gave me
To spread His worthy fame.
I’ll use the hands God gave me
To serve the Lord today,
I’ll use the feet He gave me
To walk in heaven’s way.
I’ll use the mind God gave me
To think on things above,
I’ll use the heart He gave me
To learn and share His love.
I’ll use the time God gave me
To do the tasks He’ll show,
I’ll use the things God gave me
To build His work below.
I’ll use the life God gave me
To love Him and obey,
I’ll use what God has given
To worship Him today.
Christina Joy Hommes
As This Year Is Starting
Lord, as this year is starting
I give myself to You
To honor Christ my Savior
In all I say and do.
I’ll trust Your kind provision
For all the things You’ve planned;
I’ll look for how You’re working
And watch Your guiding hand.
I’ll follow where you’re leading
Because You know the way,
And even in the valley
My heart won’t doubt or stray.
I’ll keep your good commandments
And guard my heart and soul
To please my Lord and Savior
And yield to His control.
I’ll turn from sin and evil,
Confess when I’ve been wrong,
And build up godly habits
Through Christ who makes me strong.
I’ll daily search the Scriptures
And talk with You in prayer;
I’ll seek to know You better
And give You every care.
I’ll show Your love to others
And bear the gospel light
Of life and free salvation
For heaven’s just in sight.
I’ll love my Christian brothers
And sisters day by day
In fellowship and service
To bless them on their way.
I’ll help the weak and weary
And lift the ones who fall
Like Jesus whose compassion
Reached down to save us all.
I’ll keep my eye on heaven
That place where I belong
Where treasures last forever
And nothing dims the song.
I’ll praise Your Name with gladness
And thank You for Your love;
I’ll tell about Your glory
Until I’m home above.
Lord, fill me with Your Spirit,
And help me walk with You
In holy love and service
As Jesus Christ would do.
Christina Joy Hommes
Eternal God
Eternal God, the Lord of time,
To You we give our days
That all we do may honor You
And bring You lasting praise.
Redeeming God, Salvation’s Door,
To You we bring our souls
That grace might shine and show Your worth
While heaven’s glory rolls.
Providing God, our Father kind,
To You we lift our needs
That You might show Your tender love
And work Your mighty deeds.
Creator God whose hand sustains,
For You we live and die
That by our lives Your Name alone
Might be exalted high.
Christina Joy Hommes
