Thosen Nation

Give me an awakened heart
Feet firmly planted in truth
Clean eyes
An eternal hunger
For Your holiness

Give me men who rise up
Even when the ground trembles
Who do not run from the battle
But bow down to conquer

Who do not tremble for vanities
But for the shadow of error before You
Who in the struggle against ego
Say: No and die there

Give me a nation
That only fears Your word
Nations with hearts burning
To see You glorified
Give me nations
That only desire You

Give me voices that proclaim
Grace in the midst of the hurricane
Hands marked by service
Arms ready for forgiveness

That refuse easy thrones
That dispense with vain crowns
That prefer Your law
To the applause of people

Give me lives that seek You
Day and night
Thirst and bread
That worship You in Your presence
And love You more than the very ground itself