Purifying Fire 219.

8.7.1989.

(Hebrews 12;29; Isaiah 1:25; Matthew 3:12)

You are fire ever-burning,
pure fire that is unquenchable;
Consuming fire, ever seeking
to burn the dross, refine the gold.
Your threshing floor shall all be clean,
the wheat will all be stored away.
The chaff not simply put aside,
but burned just like the wood and hay.

Your fire seeks the purest things,
the finest gold, the precious jewels,
You burn to make them purer still
till in Your hand they're useful tools.
Through all those You have purified
Your glory may shine clear and strong.
Lord of all-consuming fire,
oh may I with the pure belong.