Destroy in me every lofty thought
Break pride to pieces and scatter it to the winds
Annihilate each clinging shred of self-righteousness
Implant in me true lowliness of spirit
Abase me to self-loathing and self-abhorrence
Open in me a fount of penitential tears
Break me, then bind me up
Thus will my heart be a prepared dwelling for my God
Then can the Father take up his abode in me
Then can the blessed Jesus come with healing in his touch
The can the Holy Spirit descend in sanctifying grace
O holy Trinity, three Persons and one God
Inhabit me, a temple consecrated to thy glory
When thou art present, evil cannot abide
In thy fellowship is fullness of joy
Beneath thy smile is peace of conscience
By thy side no fears disturb
No apprehensions banish rest of mind
With thee my heart shall bloom with fragrance
Make me meet, through repentance, for thine dwelling
Nothing exceeds thy power
Nothing is too great for thee to do
Nothing too good for thee to give
Infinite is thy might, boundless thy love
Limitless thy grace, glorious thy saving name
Let angels sing for sinners repenting, prodigals restored
Backsliders reclaimed, Satan's captives released
Blind eyes opened, broken hearts bound up
The despondent cheered, the self-righteous stripped
The formalist driven from a refuge of lies
The ignorant enlightened, and saints built up in their holy faith
I ask great things of a great God
- Taken from "The Valley of Vision" A Collection of Puritan Prayers
