You wash over me

Isaiah 41:10 Fear not, for I am with you; be not dismayed, for I am your God; I will strengthen you, I will help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.

waves of grace
©4-15-10 hannah mclean

i writhe
fears bombard me
pain permeates from within
weakness wilts my countenance
i am overwhelmed
i am overwhelmed

but Your comfort leaps from the page
as i read Your Word
“fear not, for I am with you
be not dismayed, for I am your God...”
i close my eyes and
speak Your truth
“I will strengthen you
I will help you...”
i open my mouth and
sing Your promises
listening to the tune
that rolls from my lips
“I will uphold you with
My righteous right hand”

and i feel You with me
i feel You with me
could there be a greater joy?
You wash over me

You wash over me
with waves of grace
waves to wipe away my fears
waves to soothe away my pain
waves to cover me with strength

no longer overwhelmed by burden
that buries
but overwhelmed by gratitude
that carries
restored and uplifted
i sing your praise

setting aside what may eclipse

running into the Son
©4-10-10 hannah mclean

You are the sun shining
in the sky above me
Your gentle rays
caress my face
Your warmth revives
and nourishes me
Your brightness
delights my eyes

Jesus
may i never allow
anything to eclipse You
quench the darkness
of my shadows
as i run into You

oh, for the day
oh, for the day
i will see You fully

You will forever be
the Son shining
the sun no longer needed
Your glory will beam
with supernatural light
casting no shadows
as You encompass

mourning to dancing
i run into You

fragile

may i suffer well
©4-5-10 hannah mclean

frail
fragile
what is in me
nearly breaks me
but You

You knit me together
formed in my mother’s womb
by sovereign hands

i am created by You
set apart by You
known by You

You hold me together
hemmed in on every side
by almighty strength

i am filled by You
empowered by You
kept by You

i am in awe of
Your delicate touch
Your controlled mercies
Your measured grace

frail
fragile
what is in me
nearly breaks me
but You

may the promises
that You have made
sustain me

burdens cast, carry
fears submitted, deliver
weakness acknowledged, strengthen
pain expressed, comfort

desperation
magnifying need
magnifying Faithfulness
magnifying Worth

Jesus

You said
“to the least of these
is to Me”

Your cross is enough

i do not wish
this cup
but if it will bring You glory
may i suffer well

today is good friday.

John 19:14–15 Now it was the day of Preparation of the Passover. It was about the sixth hour. He said to the Jews, “Behold your King!” They cried out, “Away with him, away with him, crucify him!” Pilate said to them, “Shall I crucify your King?” The chief priests answered, “We have no king but Caesar.”

Ezekiel 20:44 “And you shall know that I am the LORD, when I deal with you for My name’s sake, not according to your evil ways, nor according to your corrupt deeds, O house of Israel,” declares the Lord GOD.

Deity disdained
©4-2-10 hannah mclean

“shall i crucify your King?”
the silence that hangs
in the air
before I can continue reading
i imagine must be
louder than
the shouts that followed
pilate’s words:
“we have no king.
crucify Him.”

i imagine the robe of purple
blood-soaked royalty
adorned

i imagine the twisted crown of thorns
running with lines of scarlet
bejeweled

the words
echo through my mind
filling every corner:
“shall i crucify your King?”
“we have no king. crucify Him.”

Deity disdained
crushed beneath the weight of
a criminal’s cross

oh, Your ways, King Jesus
i cannot take in
stripped of dignity
You hang
humbled in my place

absorbing wrath
honored only in
Your Father’s eyes

i remember Your words
in Ezekiel:
“I will deal with you
for My name’s sake
not according to your evil ways
and you will know
that I am God.”

Your words are fulfilled
with me

thank You, King Jesus
bowing
i behold You