Do Thou rend our hearts, O Christ Jesus. <br />Who art we that Thou should please us? <br /> <br />Thou lovest us without measure, <br />Creating us for Thy holy pleasure. <br /> <br />We love Thee with hearts on sleeve <br />To Thine own heart our hearts cleave. <br /> <br />Teach us Thy way, Thy Truth and Thy Life; <br />Guide us through all earth's pain and strife. <br /> <br />Teach us to love as Thou dost love <br />And bringest us to Thy Heaven above. <br /> <br />We art fools for Thee, O Sweet Lord <br />Loving and Praising Thee in one accord. <br /> <br />There is not one other at all like Thee <br />From highest heaven to the swelling sea. <br /> <br />We art fools for no other but Thee <br />It is through Thee we camest to be. <br /> <br />Those fools for satan who follow his way <br />Lack love, light and peace in their day. <br /> <br />We prayest for them with hearts afire <br />That they wilt change their hearts desire. <br /> <br />Mayest many be saved by our constant prayer; <br />Mayest they know that we Christians care. <br /> <br />Thou wert a Fool for us on the Cross dying; <br />Our own hearts art thus panting and sighing <br />And in sorrow for Thy Passion art crying. <br /> <br />Thou didst buy our souls with Blood so red; <br />Like a Lamb to slaughter Thou wert led. <br /> <br />Fools for Christ Who wert Fool for us men <br />Through Thou ~ Salvation 'tis ours. Amen! <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />© Mel Patterson, April 1,2009<br /><br />Carmela Patterson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/fool-for-christ/
