Ozark Psalm

On this day which You have created Lord,
we come before You to pray.
The heavens and the earth are Yours,
yet You incline Your ear to hear us,
Worthy are You to be praised.

There is none like You to be found,
high are Your thoughts and ways,
farseeing is Your eye,
nothing is hidden from You,
Worthy are You to be praised.

With one hand You uphold justice and righteousness,
from Your other hand You grant mercy and love,
grace You give freely to those who love You,
as a father You delight in Your children,
Worthy are You to be praised.

You hear not the prayers and cries of those who mock You,
You discard those who trust not in You alone,
yet You stay Your wrath,
giving the lost and broken a chance to seek Your face,
Worthy are You to be praised.

Your saints cling to Your name and Word,
trusting in Your strong arm to save,
knowing You have granted eternal salvation
to those who come to You through the Cross,
Worthy are You to be praised.

There is none righteous upon this earth,
none who may claim goodness for themselves,
all have sinned and fallen short of Your glory,
yet You offer redemption through Your Son,
Worthy are You to be praised.

Most powerful God, Lord of all,
incline Your ear to our prayers,
ever grow our faith Lord,
and forgive us our trespasses,
Worthy are You to be praised.

We come before you as sinners,
we have not loved You as we should,
grow our love for You Lord,
Let Your Word always burn in our hearts,
Worthy are You to be praised.

We come to the cross Lord,
in repentance seeking forgiveness of all our sins,
knowing You love us,
and will clothe us in Your Son's righteousness,
Worthy are You to be praised.

May we ever grow in Your grace, Lord,
may we ever show Your love to others,
may Your compassion be in our words and deeds,
that others may see You in our lives,
Worthy are You to be praised.

The Word of the Lord is good,
His righteousness has no end,
His mercy and love surround those who love Him,
Holy is His Name,
Worthy is He to be praised.

-Beth Butler

(This is the short version of the prayer that came to me one day sitting in Chapel.)