On the Ground

The night drops curtains all around,
The wind blows roughly all around,
I've toppled and dropped Your candle
On the ground!

The day ran lightly, gleeful, and sound,
The heart followed after round and round,
It slipped and lost its handle
On the ground!

Much gold through labor, we all have found,
Much gold through passion, we all have drowned,
We've failed to stick our sandal
On the ground!

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The night dropped its curtains all around,
The wind blew so roughly all around,
But stronger burnt Your candle
On Your ground!

The day dragged on heavily with furious sound,
The Spirit broke the cycle of merry-go-round,
You strongly held Your handle
On Your ground!

True life eternal in You is found,
True Life supernal, in You I drown -
But, unworthy I'm
Of the dust of Your sandal
On Your ground!


D. Marbaniang, July 2010

Cover Me, Savior!

While through this renegade world of sin, suffering, and shame,
I walk, I run, I hover, and crawl,
I pray You never keep me at bay,
Though I stagger, I wander, I wriggle, and fall;
For, what man of himself can ever make a claim -
I'm covered with sin, with agony, and shame!
Lord, heal me forever, remove my despair,
Open my eyes to see Your glory -
Not this nakedness that drives me insane.
Cover me, Savior, remove my disgrace,
Grant me asylum under the shadow of Your Name!


© Domenic Marbaniang, July 16, 2010

From now on... (ab sey)

From now on...

May only Christ be magnified
May only Christ be preached
May only Christ be portrayed
In thought, act, and speech.

From now on...

May only Christ be satisfied
May only Christ be pleased
May only Christ be honored
In life, desire, and deed.


Ab sey...

Keval Masih ho uncha
Keval Masih ka ho prachar
Keval Masih ka ho chitran
Soch, karya, vachan mein.

Ab sey...

Keval Masih ho santusht
Keval Masih ho prasann
Keval Masih ka ho aadar
Jeevan, iccha, karm mein.

Deliverance from Myself

"Kurien Thomas has 4 enemies: the world, the flesh, the devil, and Kurien Thomas; the greatest and most dreadful of these is Kurien Thomas himself." ~ Dr. Kurien Thomas

How blessed it is when a man knows Christ as his Deliverer from himself!

We desire salvation from sin, from sickness, from the affliction and bondage of the devil, while the greatest and deadliest of all enemies rests within us - it is our own self.

"From an external enemy, I can run as far as I can; but, I can't run away from myself" ~ Dr. Kurien Thomas" (Kurien Thomas)

I am my own enemy, I am my own death.
Even if I chose, this thing I can't reject.
I can fight or run from any enemy that I have;
But, I can't fight or run from my very self!!

Oh, how deadly is the state of that man who is ensnared by himself;
How ghastly and fatal his hope and his end!
Lord, bring me out of this miry clay of myself,
And cast my feet on You, the Solid Rock!!

Domenic Marbaniang, July 2010

You're a Hero! (The Call of Gideon)

Now the Angel of the LORD came and sat under the terebinth tree which was in Ophrah, which belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, while his son Gideon threshed wheat in the winepress, in order to hide it from the Midianites. And the Angel of the LORD appeared to him, and said to him, "The LORD is with you, you mighty man of valor!" 
(Judges 6:11-12)


I hid in my garden,
Threshing wheat in the wine
No freedom no light
I spoke to my soul
"Could you be silent for a while"
Coz my pulses beat high
Then You came there to me and said

You're a hero!
And the Lord's by your side
The Lord's by your side
The Lord's by your side
You're a hero!

I couldn't take all this
For I remembered my plight
All my plight
How can You just say this
See there the Midianite
Plundering our lives
But still You kept sayin’ to me this thing

You're a hero...
And the Lord is your might
The Lord is your might
The Lord is your might
You're a hero

You're a hero..
And the Lord's by your side
The Lord is your might
You're a hero

Still I doubted and put forth the tests
My fleeces and my doubts
And You granted all my requests
And confirmed all Your Words

For though I'm a hero
It's not by my might
I have fears and feelings
Doubts and confusions
I always need you by my side.

You're a hero..
And the Lord's by your side
The Lord is your might
You're a hero…

© Domenic Marbaniang, Sept 13, 2009