But verily God hath heard me;
he hath attended to the voice of my prayer.
Psalm 66:19 KJV
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My enemies have painted me as vile;
An evil man, a phony hypocrite.
If this is true, could I then God beguile?
Would He then heed my prayers and thus commit?
Yet God has heard me, I who am His slave.
The love He has for me has changed my ways,
For He sent Christ His Son whose life He gave;
He died for all my sins. It’s He I praise!
If I were still the man I used to be,
I would not waste my time to spread the Word.
But my old self is dead on Calvary,
And now I follow Christ, His Spirit’s heard.
My Father hears my prayers; I am His child.
He answers every one so clear and mild.
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sonnet #353
Back of the Choir 
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Psalm 116:1-6I love God because he listened to me,
listened as I begged for mercy.
He listened so intently
as I laid out my case before him.
Death stared me in the face,
hell was hard on my heels.
Up against it, I didn’t know which way to turn;
then I called out to God for help:
“Please, God!” I cried out.
“Save my life!”
God is gracious—it is he who makes things right,
our most compassionate God.
God takes the side of the helpless;
when I was at the end of my rope, he saved me.
7-8I said to myself, “Relax and rest.
God has showered you with blessings.
Soul, you’ve been rescued from death;
Eye, you’ve been rescued from tears;
And you, Foot, were kept from stumbling.”
9-11I’m striding in the presence of God,
alive in the land of the living!
I stayed faithful, though bedeviled,
and despite a ton of bad luck,
Despite giving up on the human race,
saying, “They’re all liars and cheats.”
12-19What can I give back to God
for the blessings he’s poured out on me?
I’ll lift high the cup of salvation—a toast to God!
I’ll pray in the name of God;
I’ll complete what I promised God I’d do,
and I’ll do it together with his people.
When they arrive at the gates of death,
God welcomes those who love him.
Oh, God, here I am, your servant,
your faithful servant: set me free for your service!
I’m ready to offer the thanksgiving sacrifice
and pray in the name of God.
I’ll complete what I promised God I’d do,
and I’ll do it in company with his people,
In the place of worship, in God’s house,
in Jerusalem, God’s city.
Hallelujah!