OUR CHANGE OF HEART

Meaning in Psalm 130

Alfred D. Byrd

SOMETIMES, we feel that we've lost our hopes
And lie in darkness without a friend.
When we're done with thoughts of wrong to us,
We think of all the wrongs that we've done
And ask ourselves, "Can God forgive us?
No one could face the judgment of God
If it meant, 'Each sin will get its due.'"

FROM DARKNESS, we cry, and God will hear
Our plea for mercy — our change of heart.
Our God forgives whoever will turn
From darkness to light without deceit.
The sinner who turns should walk in awe
Of the One Who gave and keeps the Law,
Yet makes a way away from judgment.

SLEEPLESS at night, let's watch for dawn.
Our light will arise; the Light is God.
There's hope for you, for me ‐ for the line
That's chosen by God to live the Law.
The Law is love, for our God is love,
The spirit of truth above all lies —
The Spirit Who saves the lost from sins
And changes their death to life in God.

The story of Divine Light as revealed by Hebrew and Christian Scripture.

The Light