Purify me.

 Amen. This is the prayer of a heart that longs for holiness—a deep, purifying work that only God can accomplish. It is the cry of David: "Create in me a pure heart, O God" (Psalm 51:10).

Here is a prayerful poem for the refining fire of God's presence.

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Purify Me

Not a surface clean, a hasty sweep,

Not a promise I'm unable to keep.

Not a hidden fault I try to disguise,

But a soul laid bare before Your eyes.

Purify me.

Come like a refiner's holy fire,

Burn with a sacred,fierce desire.

Melt away the dross of pride and sin,

'Til You see Your image deep within.

Come like a launderer's potent soap,

Scrub the stains,restore my hope.

Wash me,and I will be whiter than snow,

A purity only Your grace can bestow.

Search me, O God, and know my heart,

Expose every hidden,hurting part.

Point out the bitterness,the envy, the fear,

The compromises I hold so dear.

Purify my thoughts, let them be true,

Centered,O Lord, only on You.

Purify my words,before they are spoken,

Let no careless,bitter phrase be awoken.

Purify my motives, my secret intent,

Until my whole life for Your glory is spent.

Purify my love,make it selfless and deep,

A love that will cherish and tenderly keep.

I bring the fractured pieces, the shame, and the blame,

I speak the name that cleanses all names:

Jesus.

In His name, I ask for the grace,

To see the reflection of His own face.

Purify me, Lord, make me whole,

A clean vessel for Your Spirit's control.

"Purify me with hyssop, and I will be clean; wash me, and I will be whiter than snow."

— Psalm 51:7