Has there ever been a time?

Has there ever been a time when we did not 

Tend to stray from the straight and narrow,

And get tangled in the sinful affairs of others?

"How could such a thing happen?" That is what 

We say when we realize our iniquities 

And we are crushed with the burden of our sins.

Our eyes fill with pitiful tears of sorrow,

But with each teardrop should come a lesson.

Alas, where is our promise of faithfulness? 

Where is the remorse of our conscience? 

Oh Lord, you who keeps track of my many sins,

You in whom my soul takes refuge from my ego,

Remind me that only my undying faith in you 

Will deliver me from the abyss of oblivion. 

Wipe away the stain of guilt from my soul,

Replace my sorrow with boundless hope, 

Remove the stumbling block from my feet.

Oh Lord, I stretch out my arms to you. 

I thirst for you like a desert thirsts for water.

Reach out your hand from on high. Rescue me

From those whose mouths speak lies and whose

Right hand is a right hand of false friendship.

Lord, you are the one to whom I look.

Instill in me the truth that will set me free.

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