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Lord, we need You, and call You to stand by our side.
Expressing a need for the presence of the Lord and a request for His support in difficult times.
O we need You,
Reiteration of the need for the Lord, emphasizing a heartfelt desire for His assistance.
to be our hope, to be our saving guide.
Asking the Lord to be a source of hope and a guiding force in their lives for salvation.
Fill our hearts with joy,
Requesting the Lord to fill their hearts with joy, seeking emotional fulfillment from divine influence.
forge our faith with Your fire,
Desiring the Lord to strengthen their faith with His refining power or spiritual influence.
fill our minds with wisdom
Seeking wisdom from the Lord to enrich their minds with divine insight.
and our voices with power.
Asking for powerful and impactful voices, possibly for spreading the message of faith.
Lord, shine through us,
Requesting the Lord to manifest through them and be evident to others.
on every soul who passes through our lives.
Invoking the Lord's presence in the lives of those they encounter, seeking a positive influence.
So they won’t see us,
Expressing a desire to be invisible so that only the Lord's grace and light are noticed by others.
but only You, Your grace, Your saving light.
Emphasizing a wish for others to see the Lord's grace and saving light instead of the individuals.
Fill their hearts with joy,
Requesting the Lord to fill the hearts of others with joy, echoing the earlier request for themselves.
forge their faith with Your fire,
Similar to line 5, asking the Lord to strengthen the faith of others with His refining power.
fill their minds with wisdom
Reiterating the request for wisdom, this time for the minds of others.
and their voices with power.
Seeking powerful voices for others, suggesting a collective desire for impactful expression.
O Lord wash my soul, and cleanse from my sins.
Personal plea for spiritual purification and forgiveness of sins through the Lord's intervention.
I shall be clean again.
Expressing confidence in the Lord's ability to cleanse and restore the speaker.
Lord, within us
Invoking the Lord to establish His kingdom within them, characterized by peace and light.
build Your kingdom up of peace and light.
Desiring the expansion of the Lord's kingdom, anticipating the dispelling of darkness.
'til around us
Expressing hope for the breaking of darkness around them and the visibility of the Lord.
the darkness breaks and we are in your sight.
Requesting a transformation of hearts to resemble the Lord's and seeking reassurance.
Make these hearts like Yours
Expressing confidence in the Lord's ability to provide assurance and peace to transformed hearts.
and their rest assured,
Asking the Lord to reshape minds, suggesting a renewal or transformation of thought processes.
remake minds anew
Desiring a direct encounter with the love of the Lord through a renewed mind.
face-to-face with Your love.
Repetition of the request for reshaping minds for a face-to-face encounter with divine love.
Make all these hearts like Yours
Reiteration of the desire for transformed hearts in a broader sense, possibly encompassing everyone.
and their rest assured,
Repeating the confidence in the Lord's ability to provide assurance and peace to transformed hearts.
remake our minds anew
Repetition of the request for reshaping minds, extending the desire for renewed thought processes.
face-to-face with Your love.
Reiterating the hope for a face-to-face encounter with the love of the Lord through transformed minds.
Lord we need You.
Closing the prayer with a reaffirmation of the ongoing need for the Lord's presence.
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