SUPPLICATION (prayer of a contrite heart by Jack Vince)
Dear Lord I need you in my life –
Not the edge of my sharp knife.
What need have I for dope
Since your word spurs my hope? Lord I know, I must from my ways turn
To thee – that my joy may return.
For when my eyes behold the rugged tree
I know your grace alone will set me free! Though my prodding wo