the lorica

i bind unto myself today
the gift to call on the trinity
the saving faith where I can say
"come three in one, oh one in three"

be above me as high as the noon-day sun
be below me, the rock i set my feet upon
be beside me, the wind on my left & right
be behind me & circle me with your truth & light

i bind unto myself today
the love of angels & seraphim
the prayers & prophesies of saints
the words & deeds of righteous men

God's ear to hear me
God's hand to guide me
God's might to uphold me
God's shield to hide me
against all powers deceiving
against my own unbelieving
whether near or far

i bind unto myself today
the hope to rise from the dust of earth
the songs of nature giving praise
to Father, Spirit, Living Word

be above me as high as the noon-day sun

be below me, the rock i set my feet upon

be beside me, the wind on my left & right

be behind me & circle me with your truth & light

i bind unto myself today
the gift to call on the trinity

steve bell sings this song on his cd "devotion" - i know he didn't write it, but i don't have the name infront of me right now. either way, you should buy the cd & listen to it

i find this song empowering
i often listen to it on repeat
or sing it to myself
i wish i could play the guitar like steve bell
but for now i'll settle with just listening to him

when my grandma went into the hospital i wrote the words of the chorus on a card & brought it to her. i remember sitting on her bed & i asked her if i could read her what i had written. she of course said yes! i told her it was a prayer of hope for both her & i. "that God will be above us, as high as the noon-day sun. that he'll be below us. and be the rock that we set our feet upon. we can claim in truth that he will be beside us, like the wind on the left & right. he'll be behind us, and circle us with his truth & light"

we have the privilege & the choice each day to "bind unto myself today" the gift to call on the trinity. to call on God. to claim his promises. not only to thank him for another day of grace but to live in it like you really truly know it & believe it that his grace is for ME. and you :)

why do i find it so much easier to live in my own guilt & frustrations? forgetting to call out? there is the saying "you always want what you can't have" but in this case.. i can have it!

come three in one. one in three.
lets try to live through the words of the lorica.