Speak, O Lord
Speak, O Lord
Speak, O Lord
What This Song Teaches Us About God
“Speak, O Lord, as we come to You / To receive the food of Your holy Word” frames the song as a prayer before Scripture. It assumes that God’s people do not live by bread alone, but by the Word He gives. We come needy, and God feeds us by speaking truth.
The song also connects God’s speaking to transformation. “Take Your truth, plant it deep in us; shape and fashion us in Your likeness” is not a request for bare information. It is a prayer that God’s Word would take root and make us more like Christ — in our thoughts, desires, speech, and obedience.
Scripture Connections
- Psalm 119:18 — “Open my eyes, that I may behold wondrous things out of your law.” We need God to give us understanding.
- 2 Timothy 3:16–17 — All Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, reproof, correction, and training in righteousness.
- Hebrews 4:12 — The Word of God is living and active, able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart.