by Alan Martin...O for the beauty of brokennessa treasure of trials sent by Godthe gift of His crucible's firethe blessing of discipline's rod For muscles are built up by tearingmade stronger through intensive painSo faith if it would be found worthymust know severe mercy through pain Our source of salvation through sufferinga merciful High Priest was madeSubjected to weakness and anguishHe groaned and He cried - but obeyed And when through His anguish enduringwas come to His fullness completeA sacrifice perfect He offeredHis head, then His hands, then His feet And wounded and broken and bleedingand gasping for breath lifted highThe purest love ever earth witnessedthe Righteous One for sinners died And would we be formed to His likenessHis image to bear and His namemust realize the beauty of brokennessand welcome the blessing of pain
_________________Jeremy Hulsey