NEW YEAR'S HOPES (2019)
It is my hope and prayer that
my heart will be warm and kind
and my words shall be pure, in
the year to come.
You may certainly join me
in this prayer if you should
believe it would benefit you
and your family.
Take hold my heart O, Lord
Warm it with your love
Send down thy gentle kindness
From thy courts above
Let me be a blessing pure
Speak words of praise all day
Of the gracious Lord almighty
May thy purity hold sway
(Written on January 11, 2019)