“Triptych,” Ensign, July 1992, 49
Triptych
The Guilty
Where is the mountain high enough
The ocean deep enough
The desert wide enough
To hide my sin?
Death will not suffice—
I cannot be
Unmade.
Burning torment
Anguish of soul
My God, my God
I hide my face.
The Penitent
Lord
Have mercy
On me, a sinner
Forgive, I pray
Take my sin away
I cannot bear it longer.
I would be thine.
Receive my broken heart, I beseech thee,
And give me rest.
The Forgiven
Burning with Light
My soul quivers
At thy touch.
Oh God, my God
God of my fathers
Wonderful, Counsellor,
Prince of Peace.
There is no mountain high enough
Nor ocean deep enough
Nor desert wide enough
To glorify thy name.
Summer Afternoon, by John Hafen; courtesy of the Museum of Church History and Art