The Heart

Give me the heart, O God, the chips will fall,
Your strength of heart that makes me choose the will
to say I will, Lord, when I hear Your call,
to help Your chips despite my lack of skill.

Your heart of courage, Lord, Thy will be done,
to go on fighting and not quit or quail,
to even fight myself until we’ve won,
and bravely face the fact I often fail.

Your heart of love, O Lord, that is the glue
that holds it all together though I cry,
and not to fear to teach with love the true,
that winning is not all but that we try.

Lend me the courage, Lord, the will, the heart
to love You now enough--at least to start.

                             by Pete Voelz     3/9/14