269 Peter’s Prayer at His Crucifixion
Verse 1
O God! Your time has arrived;
the time You prepared for me.
I must be crucified for You,
and for You bear this testimony.
I hope my love can satisfy You,
that it can become more pure.
Verse 2
It comforts me, reassures me
to die nailed to this cross for You.
Nothing’s more gratifying to me
than to be crucified for You,
to meet Your wishes, give myself to You,
and offer up my life to You too.
Chorus 1
O God! You are so lovely!
And were You to allow me
to live, I’d be even more willing
to love You for as long as I’m living.
I wish to love You more deeply.
You judge me and chastise me,
and You try me because I have
sinned and am not righteous.
Verse 3
And Your righteous disposition
becomes more apparent to me.
I’m blessed, for I can love You more,
even if You do not love me.
I’m willing to see Your righteous disposition,
so a life of meaning I’m more able to live.
Chorus 2
I feel there’s more meaning in my life,
now that for Your sake I’m crucified.
It’s meaningful that for You I die.
Yet still I don’t feel satisfied,
for my knowledge of You is too meager.
I know that I cannot completely
manage to fulfill Your wishes,
and that I’ve repaid You too little.
Outro
In my life, I’ve been far from able
to give all of me back to You.
As I look back at this moment,
I feel so indebted to You.
I have but this moment to atone for mistakes
and all of the love I have not repaid.