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
O Lord who brought Your people out
With strong and mighty hand
From Egypt’s bondage through the sea
To Canaan’s fruitful land,
O Lord who brought Your people back
With true forgiving grace
From years of long captivity
To find their promised place,
O Lord who brought Your people life
With sacrificial love
From fear of death to living hope
Of endless years above,
O Lord who’ll bring Your people home
With joy and trumpet blast
From sin and pain set free to reign
In perfect peace at last,
O Lord of strength and grace and love
Whose glory fills the sky,
Direct our steps as in those days
To lift Your Name on high.
Christina Joy Hommes
Help Me See the Gospel
Lord, help me see the gospel
So clearly I can love
The Savior who redeemed me
And waits for me above.
Lord, help me see the gospel
So clearly I can win
The lost who need Your mercy
To save them from their sin.
Lord, help me see the gospel
So clearly I can tell
The wonders of salvation
To those who love you well.
Lord, help me see the gospel
So clearly I can rest
Through storms of life in Jesus
And learn to pass each test.
Lord, help me see the gospel
So clearly I can raise
A song of glad of thanksgiving
With joy and fervent praise.
Christina Joy Hommes
Do You Pray as if It Matters?
Do you pray as if it matters?
Do you pray as if God hears?
Do you trust it makes a difference
Now and in the coming years?
Do you ask for what you’re wanting?
Do you ask for what you need?
Do you trust God always hears you
When you come and humbly plead?
Do you tell Him what you’re thinking?
Do you tell Him like He cares?
Do you trust He wants to guide you
While your load He gladly bears?
Do you run to Him in trouble?
Do you run to Him with praise?
Do you trust His changeless promise
He’ll be near through all your days?
Christina Joy Hommes
