One of my favourite Christian artists of the 90's was Carman, who wrote the following song which reflects the battle that rages within as I pursue a life of holiness:
There’s a silent war that’s raging deep
within me
My lower nature fights to dominate
My spirit man is poised and locked in
battle
With the carnal side of me I’ve grown
to hate
The trumpet of my prayers play towards
heaven
A voice of desperation in my cry
Lord strengthen me that I might not
yield myself to
sin
But keep Your righteous banner lifted
high
Lord, I
hunger for holiness
And I
thirst for the righteousness that’s Yours
That
my mind would be cleansed
And my
spirit renewed
And
this temple that You dwell in would be pure
The tempter stalks about me as a lion
Searching for the slightest scent of
blood
For when the skin of my resistance is
broken
He moves in swiftly to deepen the cut
Oh, Lord of creation hear Your servant
You understand the weaknesses of men
I’m counting myself crucified with
Jesus
Alive to Christ and dead indeed to sin
Lord, I
hunger for holiness
And I
thirst for the righteousness that’s Yours
That
my mind would be cleansed
And my
spirit renewed
And
this temple that You dwell in would be pure
Words & Music by Carman 1990
