Gently, Oh Gently
A psalm to praise and sing to God, out loud.
Gently, Oh Gently
Gently, oh gently
You try to guide us, You try to guide us
Like a loving father would
Waiting on his precious child to turn back
But we continue to wander in the wrong direction
Urgently, oh urgently
You try to nudge us, You try to nudge us
Like a loving father would
Calling on his precious child to turn back
But we continue to head straight toward danger
Father, we think we know best
But we let pride rule us
We are pulled this way and that
We understand not what lies ahead
Things entice and lure us, deceive and trap us,
Before long we fall into the enemy’s web
And we know not how to escape
We become slaves
Filled with despair and regret
Your Face is turned against us
Your Anger burns brightly;
For we have sinned greatly against You;
Our arrogance, a foul stench to Your Nostrils
Quickly, oh quickly
Come LORD!
Come shine Your Light of Truth
Quickly, oh quickly
Come LORD!
Come save us from the fowler’s snare
Lest we perish for lack of knowledge
Please forgive us for our disobedience
We have seen the error of our ways
We have seen the pain it has caused
We have seen how empty our lives became
As we walked the path of destruction
Oh hear our cries as we repent
As we turn from our wicked ways
Let Your Salvation be upon us;
Heal us and our land
Oh LORD, help us to never stray again!
Slowly, oh slowly
You turn Your Face toward us, You turn Your Face toward us
Like a loving father would
Your Anger abating
As You stand with arms wide open
Lovingly, oh lovingly
You show us Your Mercy, You show us Your Mercy
Like a loving father would
Smiling with gladness in Your Heart
That Your Children are again walking upon the Righteous Path
Quickly, oh quickly
Come LORD!
Come shine Your Light of Truth
Quickly, oh quickly
Come LORD!
Come save us from the fowler’s snare
Lest we perish for lack of knowledge
Please forgive us for our disobedience
Quickly, oh quickly
Come LORD!
Come shine Your Light of Truth
Quickly, oh quickly
Come LORD!
Come save us from the fowler’s snare
Lest we perish for lack of knowledge
Please forgive us for our disobedience
Gently, oh gently
Come LORD, come LORD
Have Mercy upon Your Children
“Keep steady my steps according to your promise, and let no iniquity get dominion over me. Psalm 119:113
“For I know the plans I have for you, declares the Lord, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11
“He drew me up from the pit of destruction, out of the miry bog, and set my feet upon a rock, making my steps secure.” Psalm 40:2
“My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge; because you have rejected knowledge, I reject you from being a priest to me. And since you have forgotten the law of your God, I also will forget your children.” Hosea 4:6
“If my people who are called by my name humble themselves, and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and heal their land.” 2 Chronicles 7:14
“And the Lord will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.” Isaiah 58:11
“People will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the Lord their God, who brought their ancestors out of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—that is why the Lord brought all this disaster on them.’” 1 Kings 9:9
“For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” Psalm 30:5
“When God saw what they did, how they turned from their evil way, God relented of the disaster that he had said he would do to them, and he did not do it.” Jonah 3:10
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness.” 1 John 1:9
“For a brief moment I deserted you, but with great compassion I will gather you. In overflowing anger for a moment I hid my face from you, but with everlasting love I will have compassion on you,” says the Lord, your Redeemer.” Isaiah 54:7-8
“Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, “‘Return, faithless Israel, declares the Lord. I will not look on you in anger, for I am merciful, declares the Lord; I will not be angry forever.” Jeremiah 3:12
“For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.” Psalm 30:5
“Then He said: “A certain man had two sons. And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them his livelihood. And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with prodigal living. But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything.
But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and before you, and I am no longer worthy to be called your son. Make me like one of your hired servants.” And he arose and came to his father. But when he was still a great way off, his father saw him and had compassion, and ran and fell on his neck and kissed him. And the son said to him, ‘Father, I have sinned against heaven and in your sight, and am no longer worthy to be called your son.’
But the father said to his servants, ‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet. And bring the fatted calf here and kill it, and let us eat and be merry; for this my son was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.’ And they began to be merry.
Now his older son was in the field. And as he came and drew near to the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked what these things meant. And he said to him, ‘Your brother has come, and because he has received him safe and sound, your father has killed the fatted calf.’
But he was angry and would not go in. Therefore his father came out and pleaded with him. So he answered and said to his father, ‘Lo, these many years I have been serving you; I never transgressed your commandment at any time; and yet you never gave me a young goat, that I might make merry with my friends. But as soon as this son of yours came, who has devoured your livelihood with harlots, you killed the fatted calf for him.’
And he said to him, ‘Son, you are always with me, and all that I have is yours. It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.’ ” Luke 15:11-32
~ by Gabrielle Fuehrer
Gabrielle Fuehrer came to The LORD in Spring 2020 and soon began receiving inspiration from The Holy Spirit in the form of Poems (Psalms), meant to praise, glorify and worship our Lord Jesus Christ and uplift the Body of Christ. A preschool teacher, surrounded by the blessings and love of the little ones she teaches, Gabrielle also runs the website, “Imagine a Love Like That“.
“Let everything that has breath praise The LORD.” Psalm 150:6.
Beautifully and well put my beautiful sister, Gabrielle. ❤️
Dear Joyce, you are very much welcome.
May we always do a ‘heart check’ daily as you often remind us. Love you my dear sister.❤️Gabrielle