Speak Your Word to Me

Lord, speak Your Word to me.
From holy, ancient-yet-timeless texts,
Speak Your Word to me;
Through the lips of redeemed humanity,
Speak Your Word to me;
In the outworking of day-to-day life,
Speak Your Word to me.

Lord, speak Your Word to me.
In songs of heartfelt adoration,
Speak Your Word to me;
Through unbounded evil and abounding good,
Speak Your Word to me;
From blogs and radio and magazines and TV news events,
Speak Your Word to me.

Lord, speak Your Word to me:
Speak life to the lifeless soul;
Speak hope to the hopeless heart;
Speak joy to the joyless spirit;
Speak rest to the restless mind;
Speak power to the powerless man;
Speak light to the lightless woman.

Lord, in countless ways, speak Your Word to me;
Lord, speak Your Word to me.

— James F. Salmon © 2008