Stir My Heart

I will bring the blind by a way they did not know;
I will lead them in paths they have not known.
I will make darkness light before them,
And crooked places straight.
These things I will do for them,
And not forsake them.

~Isaiah 42:16

If time were ever to wear you away,
And circumstance should bind me;
If age should bring a dark night on my soul;
If fear and doubt should bind me,
Please stir my heart—
Take me back to the fire
And bring to me recollections of joy
And renew my first desire

If pains and trials come to me,
And I cannot stand strong;
If fools adjust my theories,
To believe your truth is wrong,
Please stir my heart
Take me back to the fire
And bring to me recollections of joy
And renew my first desire

I swear it will never happen to me,
But how I can I know?
For Peter swore the same to Thee,
Oh, hear the cock crow
Please stir my heart
Take me back to the fire
And bring to me recollections of joy
And renew my first desire

~Sara Groves