Lord God, in return for they great love

Lord God,
in return for thy great love
I would bring an offering,
But there is only one worthy offering
The perfect obedience of thy Son
even unto death.

Lord God,
I remember that offering,
I plead it before thee,
And though it be all-sufficient
I add to it
the offering of myself,
body, mind, and spirit,
mind, heart and will,
all that I have,
all that I am,
all that by thy grace I can become.

Accept, O Lord God,
this unworthy sacrifice
and cleanse
and sanctify
and use it
in the service of thy kingdom for his dear sake.

George Appleton