Speak O Lord

This hymn, Speak O Lord, has been speaking to me lately. My church sings this song very often before my pastor steps onto the pulpit and preaches. I sang it way too much that the melody and the sound dulled my hearing of its lyrics. I took some time to listen to it more often, and I realized that not only did it edify me, it also showed me how to pray before I read His Word or hear His Word preached. May this hymn show us something new when we approach the Scripture because God has ultimately spoken to us through His Word.

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Speak O Lord

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Verse 1
Speak O Lord as we come to You
To receive the food of Your holy word
Take Your truth plant it deep in us
Shape and fashion us in Your likeness
That the light of Christ might be seen today
In our acts of love and our deeds of faith
Speak O Lord and fulfill in us
All Your purposes for Your glory 

Verse 2
Teach us Lord full obedience
Holy reverence true humility
Test our thoughts and our attitudes
In the radiance of Your purity
Cause our faith to rise
Cause our eyes to see
Your majestic love and authority
Words of power that can never fail
Let their truth prevail over unbelief 

Verse 3
Speak O Lord and renew our minds
Help us grasp the heights of Your plans for us
Truths unchanged from the dawn of time
That will echo down through eternity
And by grace we'll stand on Your promises
And by faith we'll walk as You walk with us
Speak O Lord till Your church is built
And the earth is filled with Your glory