Thoughts on Sukkoth

Awesome King of glory, gentle Lord of love,
You laid Your crown willingly down
To come to us from above,
Born in a humble shelter to filth and human shame,
That those who believe come to receive
Cleansing in Your Name …

Clean out the inside of my heart

Wash out the dirt and stain of sin,
That the awesome King and Lord of Lords,
May make His home within.

How can the King of Heaven reign in a house of stone?

Though we may prepare a temple so fair

For You to make Your throne,

You seek a house more humble than any our hands could build,
Undefiled, the heart of a child
Is the temple You would fill …

Clean out the inside of my heart,
Wash out the dirt and stain of sin,
That the awesome King and Lord of Lords
May make His home within.

Awesome King of Glory, God of truth and might,
Here is Your throne, come; take Your own -

Let Your temple fill with light!
Lord, we long to worship the child born to be King,
Keep nothing apart, but give Him our heart
As a temple offering,

Clean out the inside of my heart,
Wash out the dirt and stain of sin,
That the awesome King and Lord of Lords
May make His home within.

November 2000