Thank you God
For the flame You've sparked in me
Lord, burn my heart
With the light of your Spirit
Set Fire to my soul
I want to live for You forever
God consume me in the flames
Of your blazing love
May my life be a burnt offering to You
Use me, O Lord
As a match
To light the world
Ignite me, God
Then let loose my soul
As a leaf set afire
Fluttering in your mighty wind
Spinning across the fields of this world,
Heating everything I touch
May the fire spread to all who will hear
So that they too may burn with passion
For the One and only God
God use me
My life
My testimony
Make my mouth a furnace
May my words consume the world
May my tongue burn for You
May those who hear me burn like the Sun
May I be as the brightest star in heaven
God, let your fire spread
It cannot be contained in me
I'm but a single blade of grass
The flames reach out from me
Longing for more to burn
Spread my flame
May it become a blaze
Reach across the fields
And through the woods
And up the mountains
Lord, may I burn across the sea
To reach the ends of the earth
With the fire of your Spirit
May You kindle this flame within me
Never let it flicker
Never let it wink
But let it burn brightly in my eyes
And pour out from my lungs
You have set a fire within me
Your Spirit burns in me
A flame that cannot be quenched
I am melted by your love
But the world is cold
It lives without warmth
And it finds no light of fire
It knows not of the flame
It seeks warmth but has no match
No flint that will ignite it
In your hands You hold many torches
Lord I am but one
Throw your torches down on the world
So that it too may burn
Warm with your love
Glowing with your hope and peace
Throw your fire on them
So that they may know
The comfort of your flame
So they too can light their paths
And see in dark places
Oh, dear God
You have ignited a flame within me
A flame that cannot be quenched
Now let your light shine
And let your heat rise
Let my faith burn
Until the world is all ablaze
God set this world on fire
As You have done for me
Lord set your world on fire
Let your children burn
So by your light the world may see
|Written 2011|
*from my Ignite collection, being poem #5. Please see the collection page itself.
© 2017 A.D. Sifford.
I'm okay with you sharing my poems, but I ask that you show courtesy. Please be honest about the authorship by attributing it to my name. Thank you,
- Sifford