God All-Sufficient

O Lord of Grace,

The world is before me this day,
   and I am weak and fearful,
   but I look to you for strength;
If I venture forth alone I stumble and fall,
   but in the Beloved's arms I am firm
      as the eternal hills;
If left to the treachery of my heart I shall shame your Name
   but if enlightened, guided, upheld by your Spirit,
      I shall bring you glory.
O be my arm to support,
      my strength to stand,
      my light to see,
      my feet to run,
      my shield to protect,
      my sword to repel,
      my sun to warm.

To enrich me will not diminish your fullness;
All your lovingkindness is in your Son,
I present him to you in the arms of faith,
I urge his saving Name as the One who died for me.
I plead his blood to pay my debts of wrong.
Accept his worthiness for my transgressions,
   his sinlessness for my transgressions,
   his purity for my uncleanness,
   his sincerity for my duplicity,
   his truth for my falsehoods,
   his meekness for my pride,
   his constancy for my backslidings,
   his love for my malice,
   his fullness for my emptiness,
   his faithfulness for my treachery,
   his obedience for my lawlessness,
   his glory for my shame,
   his devotedness for my waywardness,
   his holy life for my unholy ways,
   his righteousness for my dead works,
   his death for my life.