May your spirit and your soul

May your spirit and your soul

And your body be preserved

To the coming of the Lord

Be preserved! Be preserved!

Your whole spirit and whole soul

And your body be preserved

Be kept blameless till He comes

Be preserved! Be preserved!

There’s an outer part of me—

That’s my body—you can see

But there’s more to me than this—

More than this

more than this.

Yes

my body’s where I live—

Like my house

I am inside

Like the clothes that I may wear

I’m inside! I’m inside!

Deeper than the part you see

Is my soul—yes

that is me!

And this soul has its own parts:

Mind and will! Feelings

too!

With my soul I feel and think

With this soul my choices make

With my soul I love and choose—

Love the Lord! Choose the Lord!

Deep within this inner part

There’s a special part of me—

It’s my spirit—for the Lord!

Deepest part! For the Lord!

This one part just matches God—

Here my conscience speaks for Him

It’s reserved just for the Lord—

Deepest part! For the Lord!

May your spirit and your soul

And your body be preserved

Your whole being

sanctified

By our God! God of peace!

Without blame before the Lord

Your whole being

till He comes

Be kept blameless and so pure

Be preserved! Be preserved!