Monday 22 July 2013

13.OH! LORD! MAKE ME YOUR BRANCH!


Oh! Lord! The Olive Tree!
Make me your branch!
Me, a branch of wild olive tree,
A branch broken off,
Rejected, unwanted and downtrodden,
Rounded by raging fire,
Shattered by furious storms,
Completely crushed, being defeated,
Fiercely attacked, swarmed round
Like bees, lost and fallen down.
      Oh! Lord! The Olive Tree!
      Make me your branch!
     You, The Holy Olive Tree,
     The Root supports me.
     In your grace I do believe,
     In your power I am afraid,
    Join me, a natural branch,
    Spare me not, since you change
   Foes into friends, unseen to seen
    Let me continue in your kindness.