(Saturday, 2nd May 2026)
[Verse 1]
The longer man in sin abides,
The harder chains are torn;
Yet children led by holy hands
May quickly be reborn.
For many walk as though they live,
Yet dead within they be;
Their souls are bound by sinful deeds,
And long to be set free.
[Chorus]
O search me, Lord, and try my ways,
Let sin no longer reign;
Make me alive to righteousness,
And cleanse my soul again.
For time is swift, and death shall come,
No mortal knows the day.
O keep my name in Heaven's book,
And guide me in Thy way.
[Verse 2]
The grown must bow in true remorse,
Confessing every stain;
But children taught in holy fear
May soon be whole again.
When parents turn from hidden sin,
And pray with a contrite heart,
The Father's grace shall cleanse the child,
And evil shall depart.
[Chorus]
O search me, Lord, and try my ways,
Let sin no longer reign;
Make me alive to righteousness,
And cleanse my soul again.
For time is swift, and death shall come,
No mortal knows the day.
O keep my name in Heaven's book,
And guide me in Thy way.
[Verse 3]
Teach them the narrow path of truth,
The way of holiness;
Before the shadows gather strong,
Let righteousness possess.
For Israel's first rebellious race
Fell in the desert land;
They grieved the Lord who brought them forth,
And perished by His hand.
[Chorus]
O search me, Lord, and try my ways,
Let sin no longer reign;
Make me alive to righteousness,
And cleanse my soul again.
For time is swift, and death shall come,
No mortal knows the day.
O keep my name in Heaven's book,
And guide me in Thy way.
[Verse 4]
If man be dead to sinful lust,
To righteousness he lives;
But dead to truth and Heaven's call,
His soul to sin he gives.
O ask thy heart this solemn day,
"Where do I truly stand?"
Am I alive unto my God,
Or chained beneath sin's hand?
[Chorus]
O search me, Lord, and try my ways,
Let sin no longer reign;
Make me alive to righteousness,
And cleanse my soul again.
For time is swift, and death shall come,
No mortal knows the day.
O keep my name in Heaven's book,
And guide me in Thy way.
[Verse 5]
The Spirit pure exalts the soul,
And lifts it toward the skies;
But sin will crush the inward man,
Till heavenly vision dies.
And when the Father's Spirit fades,
And sin has gained control,
A man may sit within the church,
Yet lose his living soul.
[Chorus]
O search me, Lord, and try my ways,
Let sin no longer reign;
Make me alive to righteousness,
And cleanse my soul again.
For time is swift, and death shall come,
No mortal knows the day.
O keep my name in Heaven's book,
And guide me in Thy way.
