In A Day That's Lacking Restraint

In a day that's lacking in restraint.
We need to be wholesome and quaint.
The Master has called out, “repent”.
To proclaim this- prophets were sent.
We can be washed and found worthy.
We can have hope on our journey.
Spread the news to all upon the land.
The Kingdom of God is now at hand.
We can change and come unto Christ,
Thus avoiding a sad tragic life.
The prize of joy is worth the price!
For those who are swamped much in sin.
The gospel life helps us change from within.

What does it mean to repent?
Does it mean we feel some regret?
Our sorrow must be so sincere.
Each patient step must include prayer.
The first step is recognition.
Then there's remorse unto confession.
We confess to all those we offend.
Though we're sincere, this in not the end.
The next step is restitution.
We can restore without spite's friction.
We'll show faith to this fruition.
For all those who are swamped much in sin.
The gospel life brings a change from within.

When Jesus said we must repent.
With soul and mind is what He meant.
To not repeat, He said there's more.
For we've eternal life in store.
We're asked to change even our breath,
Thus avoiding a spiritual death.
When we repent we are converted.
Our whole being is then diverted.
We repent in thought and in deed.
The fruit of repentance is so sweet!
With the love of God as our treat.
For all those who are swamped much in sin.
The gospel life builds us from deep within.

Repentance is not easy

But the prize is worth the price

The steps may be humbling

But they bring you close to Christ

[Verse 1]

In a day that's lacking in restraint

We need to be wholesome and quaint

The Master has called out, “repent”

To proclaim this- prophets were sent

We can be washed and found worthy

We can have hope on our journey

Spread the news to all upon the land

The Kingdom of God is now at hand

[Pre-Chorus]

We can change and come unto Christ

Thus avoiding a sad tragic life

The prize of joy is worth the price

For those who are swamped much in sin

The gospel life helps us change from within

[Chorus]

Repentance is not easy

The prize is worth the price

The steps may be humbling

They bring you close to Christ

The prize is worth the price

The prize is worth the price

[Verse 2]

What does it mean to repent?

Does it mean we feel some regret?

Our sorrow must be so sincere

Each patient step must include prayer

The first step is recognition

Then there's remorse unto confession

We confess to all those we offend

Though we're sincere, this is not the end

[Pre-Chorus]

The next step is restitution

We can restore without spite's friction

We'll show faith to this fruition

For all those who are swamped much in sin

The gospel life brings a change from within

[Chorus]

Repentance is not easy

The prize is worth the price

The steps may be humbling

They bring you close to Christ

The prize is worth the price

The prize is worth the price

[Bridge]

When Jesus said we must repent

With soul and mind is what He meant

To not repeat, He said there's more

For we've eternal life in store

We're asked to change even our breath

Thus avoiding a spiritual death

When we repent we are converted

Our whole being is then diverted

[Final Chorus]

We repent in thought and in deed

The fruit of repentance is so sweet

With the love of God as our treat

For all those who are swamped much in sin

The gospel life builds us from deep within

Repentance is not easy

The prize is worth the price

The steps may be humbling

They bring you close to Christ

The prize is worth the price

The prize is worth the price

Repentance and Conversion - Russell M. Nelson

102–5, May 2007, Russell M. Nelson,
“Repentance and Conversion, ” Liahona

The Healer of Spiritual Wounds

Do not reopen a wound
Jesus, Himself, died to heal
Through repentance life can resume
Renewed unto hope to feel

This is evident inside the temple
Where your blessings are restored
To assume anew, full blessings
All because of our Lord

[Verse 1] Do not reopen a wound Jesus, Himself, died to heal Through repentance life can resume Renewed unto hope to feel This is evident inside the temple Where your blessings are restored To assume anew, full blessings All because of our Lord [Pre-Chorus] All is forgotten The old is gone We turn again And lift this song [Chorus] All is forgotten Praise God anew All is forgotten For His Only Begotten Who did only what He could do [Verse 2] May we have more pure eyes To see others as He does May we have tongues of grace To encircle prayers of love May we walk with mercy May we speak it out May we keep that holy Healing all around [Pre-Chorus] All is forgotten The old is gone We turn again And lift this song [Chorus] All is forgotten Praise God anew All is forgotten For His Only Begotten Who did only what He could do [Bridge] Renewed unto hope Restored in His light Open our hands And make us right Pure eyes, pure eyes Tongues of grace Pure eyes, pure eyes Lead us in love [Chorus] All is forgotten Praise God anew All is forgotten For His Only Begotten Who did only what He could do

Thoughts from Elder Jeffrey R Holland's book or talk.  I don't remember

 resume

verb:   assume anew Example: "Resume a title" verb:   take up or begin anew verb:   return to a previous location or condition

Journey to Psalms 23- Hillside Prayer

When all you've built is gone

So heavy is that fall 

Your steps are heavy, your sighs long

And you care not where you walk

You stand upon the hillside

And recall your humble start

How the spirit was your guide

And how honest was your heart

How simple was your life

How beautiful your thoughts

You grew in truth and light

Your prayers of praise, they taught

Then you became prideful

Your faith and strength so praised!

You forgot to be watchful!

The lusts of your eyes raised!

A woman already taken

Bathing on a rooftop

The opportunity was given

You filled her womb before long

You made arrangements

For the husband still away

To be first front in battle

Knowing he'd be killed that day

The consequence took time

 Your first born took what he wanted

And dishonored his half sister

You turned a blind eye and left her haunted

Another son took revenge

And killed this violator

Then fled for three years, left

Your trust he would wait for

Then the trumpet blasts

His conspiracy came

All you see is your past

And all you feel is shame

So here on the hillside

Rent with ash upon your head

Repentant, here you write

Being of the spirit, led

Thou Lord art my Shepherd

I can rest in green pastures

Where, Thy voice is heard

Beside the still safe waters

Thou hast ever been with me

Through shadows, pride and death

Past evil, I refused to see

Comforted, I take a peace filled breath

Verse 1] When all you've built is gone So heavy is that fall Your steps are slow, your sighs long And you care not where you walk You stand upon the hillside And recall your humble start How the spirit was your guide And how honest was your heart How simple was your life How beautiful your thoughts You grew in truth and light Your prayers of praise, they taught [Pre-Chorus] Then you became prideful Your faith and strength so praised! You forgot to be watchful The lusts of your eyes raised [Chorus] Thou Lord art my Shepherd I can rest in green pastures Thy voice is heard Beside the still safe waters Thou hast ever been with me Through shadows, pride and death Past evil, I refused to see Comforted, I take a peace filled breath [Verse 2] A woman already taken Bathing on a rooftop The opportunity was given You filled her womb before long You made arrangements For the husband still away To be first front in battle Knowing he'd be killed that day The consequence took time Your first born took what he wanted And dishonored his half sister You turned a blind eye and left her haunted Another son took revenge And killed this violator Then fled for three years, left Your trust he would wait for [Bridge] Then the trumpet blasts His conspiracy came All you see is your past And all you feel is shame So here on the hillside Rent with ash upon your head Repentant, here you write Being of the spirit, led [Final Chorus] Thou Lord art my Shepherd I can rest in green pastures Thy voice is heard Beside the still safe waters Thou hast ever been with me Through shadows, pride and death Past evil, I refused to see Comforted, I take a peace filled breath

Linking King David's pride, adultery with Bathsheba, murder of Uriah, family tragedies, and eventual repentance to the themes of Psalm 23.

Psalm 23's chorus—"The Lord is my shepherd"—portrays God's guidance through moral failure, shadows, and shame, ending in comfort and peace.

Our Dear Father, We Cry Aloud

When the people, fearing God, cried out with one voice....Were they singing?  

Was someone signing and they were saying the words in unison?  I do sense that the latter is what happened.

Heavenly Father, We cry aloud,
Lamenting our sins, with one voice.
Please forgive us our carnal state.
To speak Thy Son's name, we rejoice.

Oh have mercy and apply the
Atoning blood of Christ.
Help us to be more repentant,
With our hearts more purified.

May we be filled with Thy spirit,
For a remission of our sins.
May Thy mercy shine upon us.
With grace. Please forgive us and cleanse.

We feel less that the earth

Even  less than unwelcome dust

Help us realize our worth

The potential within each of us

Verse 1] Heavenly Father, we cry aloud Lamenting our sins, with one voice Please forgive us our carnal state To speak Thy Son's name, we rejoice [Pre-Chorus] Oh have mercy And apply The Atoning blood of Christ Help us be more repentant With our hearts more purified [Chorus] Please forgive us And cleanse us Please forgive us And cleanse us May Thy mercy shine upon us With grace, with grace [Verse 2] May we be filled with Thy spirit For a remission of our sins We lean in low We come again And ask You to begin [Pre-Chorus] Oh have mercy And apply The Atoning blood of Christ Help us be more repentant With our hearts more purified [Chorus] Please forgive us And cleanse us Please forgive us And cleanse us May Thy mercy shine upon us With grace, with grace [Bridge] We feel less than the earth Even less than unwelcome dust Help us realize our worth The potential within each of us [Final Chorus] Please forgive us And cleanse us Please forgive us And cleanse us May Thy mercy shine upon us With grace, with grace

Mosiah  Chapter 4

King Benjamin continues his address—Salvation comes because of the Atonement—Believe in God to be saved—Retain a remission of your sins through faithfulness—Impart of your substance to the poor—Do all things in wisdom and order. About 124 B.C.


1 And now, it came to pass that when king Benjamin had made an end of speaking the words which had been delivered unto him by the angel of the Lord, that he cast his eyes round about on the multitude, and behold they had fallen to the earth, for the fear of the Lord had come upon them.

2 And they had viewed themselves in their own carnal state, even less than the dust of the earth. And they all cried aloud with one voice, saying: O have mercy, and apply the atoning blood of Christ that we may receive forgiveness of our sins, and our hearts may be purified; for we believe in Jesus Christ, the Son of God, who created heaven and earth, and all things; who shall come down among the children of men.

Sinful and Forgetful? Be Repentful

 

The sinful mind is sick,
Selfish, and alone
There is naught to prick
The heart that's turned to stone

Daily, complaints are swirled
In a spiral of woe is me
Ever angry at the world
With no bonds made lovingly

Oh, how there is a hardened shell
That to hug...the return is stiff
If there is love felt, who can tell?
As all they hold to...are long past tiffs

The sinful soul is sick

Dark contention is real

But Christ to the center, can prick

Pray for your loved one to heal!

Who will remind them of who they are?
And how to appreciate life, too?
For they were once, but a rising star
Full of hope... all shimmering new

It is ours to offer love
And build a circle of trust
Offering hope to see above
The bitter dried up crust

It is ours to believe and pray
For all who are having a hard time
Ever we can hold our light showing the way
Unto finding purpose in God's design

Time is an Unknown

 

Time is an unknown for us all

At any moment our end can call

An accident or our body shuts down

Eventuality will be shown

Too, repentance calls for each

The opportunity awaits

The Lord is ever within reach

Till that unknown time...then, it's too late

All the while there's missed chances

Of  finding who you are meant to be

And loving experiences

That offer glimpses of eternity

What a precious gift is repentance

To come to know our Redeemer

To be freed and given a fresh chance

To be saved - atoned for, indeed

Please look long into the mirror

And see the love the Lord has for you

Imagine Him inviting, nearer

Offering what only repentance can do

Sanctification where you are clean anew

1 Corinthians 6:2 For he said, I have answered you in an acceptable time, and I have helped you on the day of salvation: behold, now is the acceptable time; and behold now is the day of salvation.

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Wrapped in Forgiveness

Imagine having unpaid tennants
Damaging your precious home
That is us without repentance
For Satan moves in to ravage what's owned

The greatest thing we possess
Is our ability to choose
And satan hopes we'll not notice
That when we sin there's so much we lose

 Imagine having unpaid tennants Damaging your precious home

That is us without repentance

For Satan moves in to ravage what's owned

The greatest thing we possess

Is our ability to choose

And satan hopes we'll not notice

That when we sin there's so much we lose 

The invitation to repent

Is rarely for chastisement

But a plea to turn a life around

Where open loving arms are found

Imagine the Lord's merciful embrace

Warmly encircling, holy, and safe

His loving arms ever out stretched and open

Offering a higher way of life to hope in

Those living riotously can change and begin

To be spiritually wrapped in forgiveness within

No matter how selfish, how forsaken the sin

Our Savior is eager that we be forgiven

Who'd not run against the wind and even swim upstream

To come unto Christ where the gospel fruit is then seen

Thus, He who humbly submits and asks for the Father's will

Can know, feel, and find a peace that's sweetly still

Since repentance is a journey, not a one-time event

We petition daily and weekly partake of the sacrament

There to check on our progress as though on a mountain peak

Where we can see life more clearly through the spirit that we seek

Oft still to the repentant, Godly sorrow remains

To remind us never again to do what truly pains

Ever as we're laboring against the devil's tightening bands

We can find Him who has graven us in the palms of His hands

Repentance always means brighter days lie ahead

Midst a residue of past mistakes filtering in our head

Forsaking our sins requires restoration and time

Unto the healing peace of conscience as the anguish subsides

Let us take counsel and in good works be about

Putting off the natural man who would that we doubt

Let us be unselfish, honest, and more pure

Being patient and kind that our spirituality endure

Let us ever hear the bidding of our Lord calling our name

And pray that each in our family will in deed do the same

Ever we may know our Savior infinitely understands

And reaches out to us offering His sure healing hands 

Repent... That I May Heal You
Elder Neil L. Andersen
November Ensign, 2009, 40

Seeking Forgiveness Aligns Us to Christ

Seeking forgiveness aligns us to Christ
As a repentant heart is mindful of His grace
And we recognize how abundantly we've been blessed
Here, we see He refines us in quiet sacred ways!

A Mess

I only need to know

When I terribly mess up

Repentance is the plan

Christ's atonement is enough.

Repentance is Not Something to Fear

Repentance is not
Something to fear
For it changes hearts
Love is felt near

God Will Accept You!

God will accept you
No matter what you've done
He will see you through
Till repentance is won!

The Song of Redeeming Love

The tears begin again
Confirming what I know
That Jesus is my friend
His love for me does show

The bands of death, He broke
A captive, I am no more
The chains of Hell, He loosed
Ever, peace, He can restore

As I hold to His word
He keeps me safe from sin
My prayers, through Him, are heard
He speaks to me within

Humbly, I can be His hands
And lift, those who've fallen, up
I can serve on foreign lands
That they, too, might with Him sup

I can raise my voice and sing
The song of redeeming love
His love, peace, and joy to bring
To light from Heaven, above!

Alma 5:26 - The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

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26 And now behold, I say unto you, my brethren, if ye have experienced a change of heart, and if ye have felt to sing the song of redeeming love, I would ask,  ...

https://www.lds.org/ensign/1993/03/singing-the-song-of-redeeming-love?lang=eng

Repentance is Real

Repentance is real

You are freed to move on

The spirit does heal

And sings redemption's song

My husband had worked with a wonderful man.  He warned him that an idea that would prove profitable was also illegal.  Time passed.  My husband graduated.  This wonderful man who was my husband's boss told him it was time to pursue his career and let him "go".  This he did so he could be free to do this illegal thing with funds he had control over.  It got the better of him.  Eventually, the scheme was discovered anyway.  A trial occurred. My husband added input. Several decades passed.  We were at the temple for two of our son's endowment.  The old boss was the assigned temple worker!  He grabbed my husband into a big hug and said, "All is forgiven!" ( Did he mean he forgave Rick?)  Now I understand.  He was saying he was completely healed, spiritually.  For someone who was indirectly harmed by him, (loss of employment) it takes a while to process. But, we are sure this all happened for a reason. To teach this principle, 

Doctrine and Covenants 64:10

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Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet to the elders of the Church, ... 7 Nevertheless, he has sinned; but verily I say unto you, I, the Lord, forgive sins unto those ... 10 I, the Lord, will forgive whom I will forgive, but of you it is required to forgive all men. ....

so:

"What does matter is that Jesus Christ, the Son of God, suffered “pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind” so “that he may know according to the flesh how to succor his people” [Alma 7:11, 12]. … That is what really matters and what should give all of us renewed hope and a determination to try one more time, because He has not forgotten us. …"  Elder Allen D. Haynie

Give Him one more try
Believe you are not forgotten
Please do not deny
Yourself of being forgiven

The Strength of Repentance

Don't let sin drag you down
And cause you to lay low
Let repentance be found
Therein is strength to know
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Penitent

Look for that humble check
The opening of the heart
The break in the stiff neck
The willingness to restart

pen·i·tent (n)

1. 1.

   feeling or showing sorrow and regret for having done wrong; repentant.

   "a penitent expression"

   synonyms:

   repentant, contrite, remorseful, sorry, apologetic, regretful, conscience-stricken, rueful, ashamed, shamefaced, abject,

 Have you ever had a stubborn child who refused to cry or change?  Eventually tears will come, right?

Try!

Though you choose to go awry

Your sinful ways won't shut Him out

Patiently He asks, "Again, TRY!"

Repentance is what He's about

I love this truth!

Latter-day Saints Keep on TRYING! "Even if we’ve been a conscious, deliberate sinner or have repeatedly faced failure and disappointment, the moment we decide to try again, the Atonement of Christ can help us." —Dale G. Renlund, "Latter-day Saints Keep on Trying" Topics: Atonement Picture the most action packed movie.  The good guy never gives up.  He gets bloody.  The odds stack up against Him. You can't imagine how he will get out of the mess. With the Savior, you can be that guy! The atonement is there to get us home, safe,  no matter what, if we let it!

Lucifer the Fallen Angel- Words Describing You Now

Lucifer, a son of promise and might,
put up a fight and called darkness for light!
In utter rebellion to our Father's plan,
he opposed agency and sought to destroy man!

He fell from glory as a fallen angel
And in front of each he works to dangle
Anything to cause us to be fallen too
and if he can't do that, there's more he will do!

Confusion, revenge, anger, hatred, distraction,
addictions, obsessions, control, despair, depression,
pride, contention, rebellion, jealousy and doubt;
whatever he can stir up so darkness is about!

Repentance is our cure for pain

Turn to our savior, your soul to gain

Live in the Light help others too

Change your desires, and good works do

Do all that you can to carry light

Adding to drops of oil to your lamp

Go to the temple it is ever bright

Be an open book with nothing to hide

Clarity, compassion, joy and delight

Freedom to focus, burdens made light

humble, a servant, standing tall and true

All of these words are now describing you

When We Repent We Are Blessed

As far as East is to West,
when we repent we are blessed
There are angels on all sides.
If we seek them, they'll not rest!

The Ministry of Angels - Jeffrey R. Holland

• www.lds.org/general-conference/2008/10/the-ministry-of-angels?lang=eng

... Would the Lord really send an angel to me, who ... on your right hand and on
your left, … my Spirit ... In the process of praying for those angels to attend ...

Psalms 103: 12

As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Psalms 103: 2

Bless the Lord , O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 

Numbers 22:26

• Old Testament

And the angel of the Lord went further, and stood in a narrow place,

 where was no way to turn either to the right hand or to the left. 

D&C 84:88

• Doctrine and Covenants

And whoso receiveth you, there I will be also, for I will go before your face. 

I will be on your right hand and on your left, and my Spirit 

shall be in your hearts, and mine angels round about you,

 to bear you up. 

Angels

• The Guide to the Scriptures

There are two kinds of beings in heaven who are called angels:

 those who are spirits and those who have bodies of flesh and bone. 

Angels who are spirits have not yet obtained a body of flesh and bone, 

or they are spirits who have once had a mortal body and are 

awaiting resurrection. Angels 

Purity

All our sins can be covered
with dazzling white snow.
Through forgiveness discovered
Comes's purity to show

DISARM

Satan seeks to trap mankind
Through memories that harm
We must leave these behind
Of his grappling hooks- DISARM

 Deprive him of the means of attack or defense!