Speechless
O Incarnate Word of Creation,
Words fail me.
When I behold your wonders
In earth and sky and sea,
I well up with wonder, speechless.
“The LORD is in His holy temple;
Let all the earth keep silence before Him.”[*]
Let me, too, keep silence.
Let deep call unto Deep
Like waterfall to Sea.
O Wind, you sound the depths.
O Spirit, speak for me.
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O Crucified Word, Man of Sorrows,
Words fail me . . .
When I witness the folly and cruelty of humanity,
The bull-headed bigotry,
The arrogant ignorance—
Impervious to good reasoning
And careful speaking—
I well up with anger, speechless.
Let me sink into Your mighty silence
Who uttered not a word against false accusations
But simply stood as Truth,
Silent, like a lamb before slaughter.
May your silence speak,
Deeper than words,
Breathing forth prayer
To the God who hears.
Spirit, speak for me.
–by John Hatch
[*] Habakkuk 2:20, NKJV