I Offer What I Am

God, make me an instrument of peace

A ready string you choose to play

Where hatred hardens human hearts

Let love be what I say

Where wrong has written bitter lines

Let mercy find its way

And in the places torn apart

Let forgiveness stay

Move through me, gently move through me

I don’t have to understand

Let me stay open, Let me stay willing

Let your love pass through my hands

Where voices clash in tangled truth

Let harmony be heard

Where error clouds the open sky

Let truth become my word

Where doubt is heavy on the soul

Let faith still find a home

Where hope feels thin and worn away

Let hope flow through my bones

Move through me, gently move through me

I don’t have to take command

Let me stay present, Let me stay listening

Let your peace pass through who I am

Where shadows stretch across the land

Let light come breaking through

Where sadness settles in the bones

Let joy be born anew

Not mine to fix, not mine to force

Not mine to make it right

Just let me stand with open hands

And trust your quiet light

Comfort me, so comfort flows

Past my fear to pass through me

Teach my heart to understand

So wisdom opens other doors

Fill me up with steady love

Till it spills beyond my frame

What I receive, I give away

I’m only part of what you’re doing anyway

Move through me, gently move through me

I offer what I am

Let me stay open, let me stay willing

Let your love pass through my hands

In forgiving, I am freed

In surrender, I can live

In dying I will find

I wake to life that never ends