Open, Lord, My Inward Ear

Our choir has been practicing a song by Charles Wesley, and the lyrics are so poetic and beautiful I think everyone should be able to enjoy them. He has an amazing way with words. I especially love the lines "still and silent is the sound", and "wisdom in a mystery/of bleeding love unfold".

Open, Lord, my inward ear,
And bid my heart rejoice;
Bid my quiet spirit hear
Thy comfortable voice;
Never in the whirlwind found,
Or where earthquakes rock the place,
Still and silent is the sound,
The whisper of thy grace.

From the world of sin, and noise,
And hurry, I withdraw;
For the small and inward voice
I wait with humble awe;
Silent am I now and still,
Dare not in thy presence move;
To my waiting soul reveal
The secret of thy love.

Thou didst undertake for me,
For me to death wast sold;
Wisdom in a mystery
Of bleeding love unfold;
Teach the lesson of thy cross,
Let me die with thee to reign;
All things let me count but loss,
So I may thee regain.

Show me, as my soul can bear,
The depth of inbred sin!
All the unbelief declare,
The pride that lurks within;
Take me, whom thyself hast bought,
Bring into captivity
Every high aspiring thought,
That would not stoop to thee.

Lord, my time is in thy hand,
My soul to thee convert;
Thou canst make me understand,
Though I am slow of heart;
Thine in whom I live and move,
Thine the work, the praise is thine;
Thou art wisdom, power, and love,
And all thou art is mine.

-Charles Wesley

I am...

Living...happily at home with my family.
Preparing...for the ultimate career. (Obviously.)
Practicing...harp a little bit more than I used to.
Working...on being less of an introvert.
Writing...stories (not very well)
            ...emails (and texts, actually)
            ...blog posts (rather sporadically)
Attempting...to focus more on my writing.
Memorizing...John 13-17.
Missing...friends who live far away.
Learning...to enjoy each day, whatever it brings.
Reading...mysteries, biographies, and sci-fi.
Playing...chess, 3D tic-tac-toe, cribbage, and any other games my brothers can rope me into.
Wondering...what the next year will hold.
Looking...forward to seeing my brother again.
Waiting...for a new cousin to be born.
Stealing...this idea from a friend of mine.
Teaching...my siblings reading, writing, and 'rithmatic.
Experiencing...a surprising amount of sun for a Washingtonian winter.
Eating...gummy bears and ice-cream.
Planning...a trip to Wisconsin.
Praying...for God's will to be clear in my life.
Ending...each of these sentences with a period.
Leaving...the future in God's hands.