Let Love Reign Master
When hurt and disappointment come,
when all I worked for seems undone,
keep bitterness from creeping in.
Keep heart and soul above the din
of all loud passion clamors for;
vengeance belongs still to the Lord.
Help me repay evil with good,
injustice with true brotherhood,
indifference with keen desire
to keep my heart an altar fire
where coals of love burn bright and strong,
a love that lives in spite of wrong.
When cutting words at me are hurled
and lips of those I love are curled
into a sneer of proud disdain;
when evil tongues are spears of pain,
Lord, I would yield to Your control:
let love reign master in my soul.
Copyright, 1987, Faye Gibson
Copyright © Faye Gibson | Year Posted 2014
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