Cleanse My Heart
Lord, purge the temple of my heart
From all that You despise,
From idols, greed, and selfish pride
That grieve your holy eyes.
As once you purged the temple courts
To cleanse Your house of prayer,
Please cleanse my heart so only You
Will be exalted there.
Cast out the sins I love, I pray,
The sins I do not see,
The sins I cannot seem to shake –
Come do Your work in me.
Drive out whatever takes Your place,
What isn’t pure and true;
Remove distractions and reveal
The things that sadden You.
Then fill my heart with love and peace
With righteousness and light,
And by Your Spirit’s work within
Make Scripture my delight.
Lord, in this temple of my heart
I’ll worship You alone
For You have died to set me free –
My heart will be Your throne.
Christina Joy Hommes
“What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own? For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God’s.” 1 Corinthians 6:19-20
Thank you. We made this prayer part of our prayer time with our single adults. Great challenge to pray this way!
Beautiful and hard hitting. It should make every Christian reading it think about their level of commitment to Jesus.
Dear Christina Joy
So beautiful, lovely and ernest your prayer poem. Thank you for responding to our God with your true glowing heart and shine for others like me to see and moved by the holy yearning for Him.
Hello, Christina Joy,
This poem is right on target for many of us. Our war with Satan is never ending, however the presence of our Almighty is always with us. In our times of weakness, while headed toward sin, I pray the the Holy Spirit will lead me in my battle to arm myself with His power and not fall prey to vanity.