IF FAITH I BREAK



IF FAITH I BREAK

May I be silent if faith I break
May I be blinded, if I turn away
Lord I may stumble in my mistake
But to You alone I will pray

I've been pressed, but not crushed
Persecuted but not abandoned
Though it seemed the river rushed
By faith through Grace I'm still standin’

You've told me to speak, Lord I've spoken
And the world reacts in great dismay
Though I'm bent, I'm not broken
And still you give me words today

Times I'm like Jonah, I don't want the speak
Yet when I do the nations rush to hear
Lord How you are strong, as I am weak
But my faith overcomes my fear

Then I'm like Jeremiah, words I cry out loud
But tell me Lord, does anyone ever seek You?
I watch the lost gather in a great crowd
Denying you in everything they plan to do

Here I am Lord, use me, send me, choose me
To bring Your Word to a dying generation
Give them the ears to hear, eyes to see
May Your Power be shown to the Nations

I watch a world that's dying in it's fire
And Lord they just keep on burning
Their pride is their truest desire
And it destruction they are earning

Lord let me call out, Lord let me lift a noise
Help me grab their attention in a world of night
Break past the deception of their blinding toys
Lift up Your church as a final Light

It's the darkness, right before the coming Dawn
And men are lovers of themselves this hour
But time keeps ticking, it's almost gone
A form of Godliness, but they deny it's Power

I see the Angel, about to blow his mighty horn
I see you Lord about to give the final Shout
Send me Lord, let me go and let me warn
Before they see what Your Wrath is about

A Watchman You've called me time and again
Lord, they all just laugh and go on their way
They don't see the world they know will end
The night is ending, Lord bring on the Day

And you tell me,” A time such as this, My son
A time such as now, you have I called for you
Lift up the call, sound the alarm for everyone
Many have I called, but the chosen are so few”

Lord I'll not be silent, my faith I'll not break
I'll tell them all, this Hope is Jesus, we are His
I'll tell them as long as I have breaths to take
For you've sent me for a time such as this
AMEN

About this poem

We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair; persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 2 Corinthians 4:8-9

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Written on March 29, 2024

Submitted by crucifiedinhim2 on March 29, 2024

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Scheme A ABAB CXCD DBDB EXEX FGFG HDHX IJIJ KLKL DIDI DMDM DBXB DGDG AXAXD
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 2,179
Words 460
Stanzas 14
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5

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