On bended knees I cry out for deliverance,
the enemies of my soul surround me.
Ensnared, I cry out to You, oh God.
I have seen my enemy, and my enemy is me.
How long will Your Spirit strive against man?
and how long will my heart fight against You?
Take my heart Jesus, cleanse my soul.
Part of me must die if You will live in me,
I hunger, I thirst for Your righteousness.
I can go weeks without bread, days without water,
but without your Spirit I will surely die.
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Holy fire of the living God
fall down from heaven on my soul.
Break up all my fallow ground,
won't you make my broken heart whole?
Consume me in Your righteousness,
let Your Son's blood run through my veins;
Holy Spirit, cleanse me and fill me -
make my heart the place where Jesus reigns.
Holy fire of the living God fall down on me.
There are times in our lives when
we have a chance, a choice, an opportunity
to receive Your Spirit or to reject it.
We can deny ourselves and follow You,
or we can seek after our own desires
and the riches of this world.
Each time we deny Your voice and calling
it scars our souls and hardens our hearts
until we see no way out of the path
of loneliness and darkness we have chosen for ourselves.
Yet even in this darkness I see Your love calling me back home.
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