Two Poems to Develop "Passionate Passion" For Souls

O for a passionate passion for souls,
O for a pity that yearns!
O for the love that loves unto death,
O for the fire that burns!
O for the pure prayer-power that prevails,
That pours itself out for the lost!
Victorious prayer in the Conqueror's Name,
O for a PENTECOST!

By Amy Wilson Carmichael

Oh! for a heart that is burdened!

Infused with a passion to pray;

Oh! for a stirring within me;

Oh! for His power every day.

Oh! for a heart like my Saviour,

Who, being in an agony, prayed.

Such caring for OTHERS, Lord, give me;

On my heart let burdens be laid.

My Father, I long for this passion,

To pour myself out for the lost -

To lay down my life to save others -

"To pray," whatever the cost.

Lord, teach me, Oh teach me this secret,

I'm hungry this lesson to learn,

This passionate passion for others,

For this, blessed Jesus, I yearn.

Father, this lesson I long for from Thee -

Oh, let Thy Spirit reveal this to me.

By Mary Warburton Booth