Today You burst the bonds of earth

and flew to heights of risen joy,

taking captive, captive host

giving gifts and life long lost

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My feet, set squarely on the earth,

are disinclined to leap with joy.

Your captive mercy feels coerced

I (oh so faintly!) feel my dearth.

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The truth I know, I feel the least.

Emotions leap for empty dreams.

I cling to things of earth and man.

I drink the dust and thirst again.

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Let me thirst and feel my thirst.

Make me yearn and reach for Christ.

Let me see the joy I lost

when seeking joy outside the cross.

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Break my bonds of drudgery,

frustrations, failures, worldly views,

lead me captive in Your train

to love Your glory, praise Your name.

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