Glorious God - A Puritan Prayer and Call to Worship

GLORIOUS GOD,

It is the flame of my life to worship you,

the crown and glory of my soul to adore you,

heavenly pleasure to approach you.

Give me power by your Spirit to help me worship now,

that I may forget the world,

be brought into fullness of life,

be refreshed, comforted, blessed.

Give me knowledge of your goodness

that I might not be over-awed by your greatness;

Give me Jesus, Son of Man, Son of God,

that I might not be terrified,

but be drawn near with filial love,

with holy boldness.

He is my Mediator, Brother, Interpreter,

Branch, Advocate, Lamb;

him I glorify,

in him I am set on high.

Crowns to give I have none,

but what you have given I return,

content to feel that everything is mine

when it is yours,

and the more fully mine when I have yielded it

to you.

Let me live wholly to my Savior,

free from distractions,

from burdensome cares,

from hindrances to the pursuit

of the narrow way.

I am pardoned through the blood of Jesus —

give me a new sense of it,

continue to pardon me by it,

may I come every day to the fountain,

and every day be washed anew,

that I may worship you always

in spirit and truth.

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