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Lord, I am on the run. This has all gone farther Than I could have imagined. I’m in the wind. I have seen what hunts my trail And crouches at my door And it scares me. If my enemies have their way, They’ll swallow me whole. I am not innocent. I have repaid evil for good. I have brooded thoughts That hatched like vipers. I have heard the song of revenge And have added my own voice. If my enemies are right and I am wrong, Lay me low, overthrow me. I feel your anger churn against me And my pursuers alike, But do not let me fall into their hands. You are the only just judge. You will make no mistake, And nothing will take you by surprise. You have appointed a day To gather us to yourself. On that day, remember When I walked with you. Bring evil to an end, But make every tender shoot Of goodness burst to blossom. Make our weary, waning days Into a refiner’s fire, Just as silver meets itself at last Before the dross is lifted. You know how to save the righteous, And you know how to lay low the wicked. Your weapons are ready to hand; You won’t let evil go unchecked, unmarked. You’ll whistle its own works Back to hound it down. When you are lifted up, Where will the judgment fall? When you have the final word, What will you say?
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